Chapter 1223 Civil War Breaks Out

Shen Cheng.

The first Northeast Asia Summit was successfully held.

At this Northeast Asia Summit, media around the world are focusing on this summit to discuss its significance and changes to the world structure.

Since the wave of economic globalization swept across the world, countries in various regions have gradually realized the importance of launching new levels of cooperation and building all-round cooperative relationships.

Under such circumstances, even the United States cannot rely on the economy of one country to compete, so it established the North American Free Trade Area.

Arab countries are building the Arab League.

China is taking the lead in ASEAN 10+1, South Asia 14+1, Northeast Asia integration, and Central Asia 5+1.

The ASEAN 10+1 and South Asia 14+1 mechanisms have been very effective, constantly breaking down regional barriers and carrying out in-depth development.

Now, the Northeast Asian integration summit has finally been held for the first time. This is undoubtedly a huge progress and a substantial step forward.

Some people even believe that if it were not for the influence of the United States, this summit would have been held a few years ago.

The seven-day Northeast Asia Summit has hot news every day.

In the end, all parties participating in the meeting issued a "Joint Declaration" and confirmed the bilateral partnership of good neighborliness and mutual trust.

All parties will cooperate in five key areas of cooperation: agriculture, human resources development, mutual investment, information and communications, and marine resource development.

At the same time, it was also determined that the Northeast Asia Summit will be held every year, which will be divided into summit, ministerial meeting, executive meeting and working-level meeting.

Liu Tao had just returned to Panshan Group when a piece of news came.

Civil war breaks out in Lebanon and Syria!

Liu Tao sighed softly, a little surprised, but also reasonable.

Originally, there were rebel forces in Lebanon and Syria, and Israel had been operating in Lebanon, Syria, and Palestine for a long time.

The Fifth Middle East War was pushed back, but that does not mean that all influence was expelled.

The Sixth Middle East War mostly broke out between Palestine and Israel, with Jordan, Egypt, Lebanon, and Syria all being auxiliary.

Now that the Americans have won the Iraq War, hundreds of thousands of troops are in Iraq. The impact on the Middle East is huge.

This can be seen from the fact that Israel has once again regained its true character as the "little bully of the Middle East".

The current occupation of cities by Lebanese and Syrian rebel forces is nothing more than the spillover influence of the Iraq War.

Americans and Jews will definitely try their best to undermine the Arab Alliance.

The Arab League has put too much pressure on the Jews, and the Americans do not want to see the Arab League really move toward substantial integration. It has hegemony in the Gulf, the Red Sea, and the Arabian Sea, which is enough to become a decisive pole in the world.

Civil war breaks out in Lebanon and Syria. Such matters are the internal affairs of Lebanon and Syria, and it is difficult for the Arab coalition forces to participate.

Even if the Arab coalition intervenes in the civil war at the invitation of the Lebanese and Syrian governments, for the Arab coalition, it will be a scattered force and a waste of money, food and troops.

The Americans will also have an excuse to intervene in the civil wars in Lebanon and Syria.

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Syrian President Bashar Assad and his wife visit Saudi Arabia.

Also visiting Saudi Arabia was Lebanese President Najimy.

King Saud personally received them.

Naturally, both parties are here to seek help when they visit Saudi Arabia this time.

Syria has proven oil reserves of 2.5 billion barrels and natural gas reserves of 650 billion cubic meters. It is basically self-sufficient in oil and natural gas. It can also export 10 million barrels of oil and 300 million cubic meters of natural gas every year.

This is Syria’s main export revenue.

The second is the export of phosphate and rock salt. Syria’s phosphate reserves are as high as 650 million tons and rock salt reserves are as high as 55 million tons.

Syria is not a wealthy country, and its citizens’ social welfare is far inferior to that of Saudi Arabia.

This time, the Syrian rebel forces have a total of 8,000 people, possess weapons and equipment, and have now occupied a city.

Bashar Assad has sent government troops to encircle and suppress the rebels.

But Bashar Assad knows that there are shadows of Israel and the Americans behind this.

Syria alone cannot do it, we must have allies.

Fighting requires money!

As the saying goes, when a cannon is fired, a thousand taels of gold are obtained. This is not just talk.

With Syria's financial situation, it is impossible to fight a war.

Once a large-scale war breaks out, the current good situation in Syria will be ruined and it will become what it was before again.

At this time, it was also the time when Syria was at its weakest. Previously, Syria had supported Iraq with a large amount of weapons and equipment.

Although some of it was bought by Iraq, if you ask Saddam for money now, you will definitely not be able to get it.

Syria has deployed missile sites in the Bekaa Valley in Lebanon, which have always been regarded as a thorn in Israel's side.

Now the Bekaa Valley missile site includes not only 19 Saddam missile sites, but also Aegis missile sites, as well as Scud and other missile sites. It is a sharp sword hanging over Israel's head.

The same situation exists in Syria, as well as in Lebanon.

The terrain in Lebanon is diverse, and more than 50% of it is mountainous with an altitude of more than 1,000 meters. The Lebanon Mountains gradually rise from south to north, until the peak named after the cedar is more than 3,000 meters above sea level. Lebanon has many rivers and no Gobi or desert. The Bekaa Valley is the breadbasket of Lebanon.

Lebanon has rich oil and natural gas reserves, with 1.5 billion barrels of proven oil reserves and 900 billion cubic meters of proven natural gas reserves.

However, Lebanon has only recently restored peace. In addition to meeting its own needs, only a small part of the oil and natural gas it has mined can be exported, which is not enough to make Lebanon as rich as Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, etc.

The Lebanese rebel forces this time have a clear shadow of Israel.

When the rebellion broke out, the Lebanese and Syrian government forces immediately strengthened the defense forces in the Golan Heights and were wary of Israel.

The Golan Heights is the junction of Israel, Jordan, Syria, and Lebanon. The total area is about 1,200 to 1,800 square kilometers, with an average altitude of 1,000 meters. The highest peak, Mount Hermon, has an altitude of 2,814 meters.

During the third Middle East War, Israel occupied the Golan Heights. In the fifth Middle East War, Israel was driven out of the Golan Heights.

During the sixth Middle East War, Israel intended to retake the Golan Heights, but several attacks were thwarted.

The reason why Israel has never given up on the Golan Heights is because the Golan Heights is high up and overlooks the Galilee Valley in Israel.

Setting up artillery positions and missile positions in the Golan Heights can cover the entire Israel. All parts of Israel are under the attack of the artillery positions and missile positions in the Golan Heights.

The importance of the Golan Heights can be imagined!

On the contrary, once Israel controls the Golan Heights, it will have an additional natural barrier, and there are a lot of water sources here! (End of this chapter)