MAJOR WARCLOUDS ARE GATHERING, Alpha Omega Report

Special Mideast Situation Report

Shades of 1967 in Israel



There has been a tidal shift of geo-political power in the Middle East and most of the Western World is not yet cognizant of this shift. The shift comes as the Syrian Civil War winds down. As the month of June began, forces loyal to Syrian President Assad's regime finished a campaign culminating in the destruction of the last rebel base of operations at al-Qusayr in northern Syria.

Without the al-Qusayr base, Syrian rebels are now cut-off from being re-supplied with ammunition, food, water and weapons. The rebel ranks were decimated in this latest campaign. As we understand the situation, the Syrian rebels have been routed and are scattered with only pockets of resistance left across Syria. As of June 6, the Assad regime's forces are apparently left with only mop-up operations. Assad's victory is due, in large measure, to allied assistance from Hezbollah and Iranian troop reinforcements that have been pouring into Syria this year, particularly in the last two months. Of course, Russian aid has also been a vital factor.

The battle for al-Qusayr is now over and Assad, his regime leadership is seething for a chance to turn their attention towards the Israeli border and the Golan Heights region. Syrian leadership is seeking revenge for past Israeli airstrikes against Syrian targets this year.

Syrian infantry and tanks are now moving south towards the Golan area and preparing to take up attack positions. Syrian forces not assigned to mop up duty against the rebels are moving south accompanied by Iranian and Hezbollah forces, including tanks manned by Hezbollah soldiers.

President Assad and Hezbollah Chief Hassan Nasrallah have previously voiced their intentions to conduct offensive operations in the Golan Heights region with the goal of retaking that region lost to Israeli in the 1973 Yom Kippur War. Iranian leadership in Tehran is in favor of a war of attrition against Israel along Israel's northern border and Assad is ready to oblige. The Syrians are still smarting from the spanking handed to them by the Israeli Air Force last January and again at the first of May.

The atmosphere within the Israeli population is one of grim anticipation of a military clash, sooner or later along its northern border. Israeli Civil Defense authorities conducted a large missile defense drill last week in anticipation that an outbreak of hostilities will include attacks of large, ballistic missiles raining down on Israeli cities including Haifa, Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and even Eilat to the far south. One Israeli news outlet published an article the other day describing the atmosphere and comparing it to the days just before the Summer War of 2006 and before the 1973 Yom Kippur War. Some of our own, older sources however compare the atmosphere of inevitability to the days prior to the 6-Day War of June, 1967.

How can this be?

Let's examine 20 existing factors suggesting a prelude to coming major war:



Major War Clouds Gathering:




1. Syrian Civil War Winding Down as Assad Defeats the Rebels
2. Extra Hezbollah & Syrian Troops Moving Towards Golan Hts Area
3. Russian Arms Shipments Pour In
a. Anti-Ship Missiles
b. Iskander Cruise Missiles
c. Small-arms ammunition
4. Russian Sale of:
a. Air Defense Systems
b. Advance Warplanes
5. Russian Elite Troop Movements For Rapid Deployment
6. Russian Naval Build Up in Medit
7. Continued Concerns of Hezbollah Receiving Hi-Tech Arms
8. Muslim Volunteers Pouring into Syria for war on Israel
a. Libya
b. Somalia
c. Ethiopia
d. Yemen
e. Egypt
f. Iraq
g. North Korean Troops
h. Kurds from Syria, Turkey, Iraq
i. Armenia
j. Chechnya

9. Elite Iranian Troops in Syria

10. Iranian Missile Launcher Deployments
11. Iran's Nuclear Program Accelerating
12. Iranian Delegation to N. Korea to Purchase 3 Nukes
13. Iranian warships stationed in Medit & Red Seas

14. Pullout of Major US Naval Forces
15. US Positioning Patriot Air Defenses in Jordan & Israel
16. US Marines for 2-month Drill in Jordan on Syrian Border
17. Civil Strife in Turkey - Regime Change Possible
18. Syrian Use of Chemical Weapons on Rebels
19. Syrian Missiles Pointed at Israeli Cities
20. Russian Cruise Missiles Deployed in Armenia



Additional factors may come into play shortly, including:



#1 Egyptian radicals forcing the Egyptian Army to joining an Arab Campaign against Israel

#2.Islamic radicals in Libya have taken control of the government and may join in a war against Israel

#3. Islamic radicals in Somalia, Ethiopia and elsewhere in Africa's interior may supply additional volunteer fighters in a war against Israel.

#4. The potential for “regime change” in Turkey is growing. Turkey could become a wild-card and join a Muslim campaign to wipe out Israel.

#5. Regime Change in Saudi Arabia!!! - King Abdullah's health is failing rapidly now. There are reports that the King's health is so bad that he is incapacitated. Iranian news media had reported the King's death prematurely but it was based on factual reports of King's deterioration. Late word is that the 89 year old King has flown to Morocco for a “private visit.” The King has a palace in Casablanca. The Crown Prince is also reportedly now suffering from failing health and dementia and is unqualified to take over the government after the king's death. Sooner or later, Saudi Royal family is destined for a battle over the royal throne. Such a battle could lead to a efforts by Iran or Al Qaeda to stage a successful coup and remove the royal family from control. Even if the Royals retain control, the Royals may be forced by a sweeping tide of Muslim patriotism to join in a war against Israel, if for nothing else, to pre-empt Iran from taking on a global leadership mantle in the Islamic world.

#6. Central Asian Muslim republics that were once part of the Soviet Union have been showing increasing signs of hostility towards Israel. Some of these might also join in any sort of extended military campaign against Israel.



All in all, the pieces on the chessboard are moving into positions suggesting a culmination that leads to fulfillment of Ezekiel's Gog-Magog War prophecies. At the same time, such events may intertwine with the Babylon prophecies of Jeremiah 51 and the destruction of Babylon-America.

It is not our intention to predict such events. We only note the potential is growing for the possibility of such events. How soon? Preliminary actions, such as small-scale war of attrition could commence within the next 30 to 60 days. Yet it may not start until later. Iran may wish to hold things off until it has its “ducks in a row,” particularly related to having some nuclear weapons in its arsenal. I don't think Iran wants anything major to erupt until it has its own nuclear weapons to work with. We've not heard any follow up reports concerning an Iranian delegation visiting North Korea with the intent to finalize the purchase of 3 nuclear missile warheads from North Korea. If that effort was successful, we still suspect it will take some time (several months?) for the two nations to secretly ship those weapons into Iranian territory and make them operable.

What to Expect Next?



We anticipate that before anything else, Assad and his allies will finish the job of mopping up rebel resistance in Aleppo, western and northern Syria. Assad and Hezbollah will consolidate their positions by forcing the Syrian and Lebanese Christian Druze population to pledge allegiance to Assad's regime.

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