Assad responds to attack: Golan will be frontline for resistance

Syrian President Bashar Assad has responded for the first time to reports of alleged Israeli airstrikes in Syria, saying "the Golan will become the frontline for resistance," the Lebanese Al-Mayadeen network reported.

Assad spoke during a meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi, and added that "the Syrian people and military are capable of dealing with the Israeli adventures," the official SANA news agency reported. (Roi Kais)