Syria tested Scud missiles recently that were detected by Israeli air defense systems. The Syrian tests, the first since 2001, were seen by Israeli officials as a sign of defiance against the United States and others who have pushed for Syrian reform and Syria’s withdrawal from Lebanon, The New York Times reported last Friday.
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