SYRIA RATTLES SABRES

Raise readiness, Assad tells Syrian Army (Reuters)
DAMASCUS (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad told the Syrian military on Monday to raise its readiness, pledging not to abandon support for Lebanese resistance against Israel.

Syrian bomb explodes near IDF patrol in the Golan (JPost)
A Syrian-made bomb exploded on Monday near an IDF patrol on the Syrian side of the border fence in the Golan Heights. There were no reports of casualties.