The World - News from Dec. 26, 1985

Syria has been upgrading its forces facing the Israeli-held Golan Heights, Jane’s Defense Weekly said. “For the past few weeks, Syria has been building up an impressive force in this area,” near the northeastern frontier with Israel, the authoritative British defense magazine reported in its latest issue. Jane’s said Syria has deployed heavy artillery and anti-tank obstacles opposite the Golan Heights, which would allow the Syrians to “take the initiative with a surprise attack.”