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At a lecture to the [[Institute for National Security Studies]] in April 2013, Brun stated that the [[Bashar Assad]] regime in Syria had repeatedly used chemical weapons in that country's civil war.<ref>Mitch Ginsburg, [http://www.timesofisrael.com/assad-used-nerve-gas-in-syria-idf-analyst-confirms/ Assad attacked rebels with nerve gas, top IDF analyst says], ''Times of Israel'', 23 April 2013.</ref> | At a lecture to the [[Institute for National Security Studies]] in April 2013, Brun stated that the [[Bashar Assad]] regime in Syria had repeatedly used chemical weapons in that country's civil war.<ref>Mitch Ginsburg, [http://www.timesofisrael.com/assad-used-nerve-gas-in-syria-idf-analyst-confirms/ Assad attacked rebels with nerve gas, top IDF analyst says], ''Times of Israel'', 23 April 2013.</ref> | ||
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:: “To the best of our professional understanding, the regime has used lethal chemical weapons,” he said of President Bashar Assad’s Syria, noting that the IDF believed the toxic element was Sarin, a nerve agent far more deadly than cyanide, and that it had been used on more than one occasion, including in a specific attack on March 19.<ref name="Ginsburg250413">Mitch Ginsberg, [http://www.timesofisrael.com/why-did-the-idfs-top-analyst-drop-his-syrian-wmd-bombshell/ Why did the IDF’s top analyst drop his Syria WMD bombshell?], ''Times of Israel'', 25 April 2013.</ref> | :: “To the best of our professional understanding, the regime has used lethal chemical weapons,” he said of President Bashar Assad’s Syria, noting that the IDF believed the toxic element was Sarin, a nerve agent far more deadly than cyanide, and that it had been used on more than one occasion, including in a specific attack on March 19.<ref name="Ginsburg250413">Mitch Ginsberg, [http://www.timesofisrael.com/why-did-the-idfs-top-analyst-drop-his-syrian-wmd-bombshell/ Why did the IDF’s top analyst drop his Syria WMD bombshell?], ''Times of Israel'', 25 April 2013.</ref> | ||
Latest revision as of 13:21, 4 September 2013
Itai Brun is the head of the Israeli Military Intelligence research and analysis division, as of 2013.[1]
At a lecture to the Institute for National Security Studies in April 2013, Brun stated that the Bashar Assad regime in Syria had repeatedly used chemical weapons in that country's civil war.[2]
The Times of Israel reported:
- “To the best of our professional understanding, the regime has used lethal chemical weapons,” he said of President Bashar Assad’s Syria, noting that the IDF believed the toxic element was Sarin, a nerve agent far more deadly than cyanide, and that it had been used on more than one occasion, including in a specific attack on March 19.[1]
In late August 2013, Brun was part of an israeli security delegation to Washington for talks with US officials led by National Security Adviser Susan Rice.[3]
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Mitch Ginsberg, Why did the IDF’s top analyst drop his Syria WMD bombshell?, Times of Israel, 25 April 2013.
- ↑ Mitch Ginsburg, Assad attacked rebels with nerve gas, top IDF analyst says, Times of Israel, 23 April 2013.
- ↑ Israeli intelligence seen as central to US case against Syria, Times of Israel, 27 August 2013.
