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Syria marks 35th anniversary of Yom Kippur War with call for peace
By Yoav Stern
Tags: Basher Assad, Yom Kippur War 

Syrian military leaders marked the 35th anniversary of the Yom Kippur War Monday by saying that Syria was interested in peace, not war, the official Syrian news agency SANA reported.

"In their speeches, military leaders spoke about the just and comprehensive peace that Syria hopes for," SANA said.

Both Syria and Egypt consider the Yom Kippur War a victory over Israel, even though it ended with Israel still holding the land they ostensibly went to war to regain.
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In Syria, the day was marked by President Bashar Assad's visit to the tomb of the unknown soldier and a 21-gun salute in each district.

An editorial published by Syrian newspaper Tishreen stated that the indirect peace talks with Israel constitute part of Syria's strategy to recover its lost land. Syria "is taking into account everything that a just peace demands," the editorial wrote, indicating that Damascus is willing to pay the price of normalizing relations with Israel. However, the editorial added, Syria would only countenance a peace that returned all the land it is seeking.

The editorial also called for Arab solidarity and joint action in light of the challenges facing the Arab world. The Yom Kippur War, in which the Syrian and Egyptian armies worked together to attack Israel, is viewed as an exemplar of such cooperation.

In Egypt, President Hosni Mubarak said his country was not being swayed by various threats to the peace with Israel. In a speech to the nation, he vowed that Egypt was moving toward a better future.

Government opponents tried to embarrass the government by an attempt to organize a rally demanding an end to the blockade of Gaza. However, security officials quickly ended the rally.

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      1.   Lets see Arabs Cooperate on SOMETHING other then war on Israel 02:22  |  dp 07/10/08
      2.   the only peace syria is interested in is the Golan PIECE after 05:20  |  glenna 07/10/08
      3.   Aaah yes the Yom Kippur war - lesson in humiliation 06:43  |  Adrian de Klerk 07/10/08
      4.   Syria is not serious about peace. 08:06  |  Jean Van Daem 07/10/08
      5.   to dp, Arab met n 2002 and cooperated with offering peace 08:36  |  gus 07/10/08
      6.   YES, WE WON! 09:44  |  Sharif Hafez 07/10/08
      7.   Better to keep the Golan and not have "peace" with Syria! 10:57  |  Yaakov K. 07/10/08
      8.   Stupid Syrian Leaders 12:40  |  Khaled 07/10/08
      9.   Arabs consider any war with a casualty ratio less than 10:1 14:26  |  Alex 07/10/08
      10.   Arab dictators are reigning with terror over helpless Arabs. Give 14:30  |  Salman 07/10/08
      11.   Sharif Hafez 14:48  |  utagawa 07/10/08
      12.   Re no 5 15:09  |  Aron 07/10/08
      13.   Total Victory 17:15  |  utagawa 07/10/08
      14.   Peace is the real victory for all 11:10  |  Israeli 27/09/09
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