Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told a conference in the northern Israeli city of Acre on Tuesday that “We operate in Syria from time to time to prevent it from becoming a front against us, a second terror front against us. We are also acting of course to prevent the transfer of deadly weapons from Syria to Lebanon in particular and we will continue to do so.” The statement came the same day as US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joseph Dunford testified about the US involvement in the Syria conflict before the House Armed Services Committee, giving details of a campaign including air strikes, special operations raids, and other efforts targeting the Islamic State (IS) terror militia and other enemies. “We’re at war,” Carter said. “Tens of thousands of U.S. personnel are operating in the broader Middle East region, and more are on the way.” Read More