David R Arnott writes
Mixed messages emanated from Syria on Monday. At the same time as the government announced that it will comply with an Arab League request that aims to enforce a cease-fire, state media released images of weekend war games and declared that troops were "ready to defend the nation and deter anyone who dares to endanger its security."
The Associated Press reports from DAMASCUS, Syria:
Syria has accepted an Arab League request to send observers to the country in an effort to end its eight-month crisis, a move that could ease Arab sanctions on Damascus, the foreign ministry spokesman said Monday.
The Syrian statement came after Damascus announced it has conducted wide military maneuvers over the weekend in an apparent show of force as President Bashar Assad's regime defies pressures over its deadly crackdown on opponents.
Syria's state-run media said military war games over the weekend included test-firing of missiles and air
force and ground troop operations "similar to a real battle."Syria's military conducts war game every year but these maneuvers were of a higher-level, combining missile tests, the air force and ground troops.
State TV said the exercise was meant to test "the capabilities and the readiness of missile systems to respond to any possible aggression." Read the full story.
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