Piers Hadil El-Shalchi

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So what did you find? Well, the Golan Heights is a swath of land about 40 miles away from the capital, Damascus. The land is hilly, dotted with olive groves and grazing cows. It's also surrounded by these beautiful snow-capped mountains. I visited the province of Al-Quneitra. It's part of which lies in this buffer zone that the Israelis entered a month ago.

So what did you find? Well, the Golan Heights is a swath of land about 40 miles away from the capital, Damascus. The land is hilly, dotted with olive groves and grazing cows. It's also surrounded by these beautiful snow-capped mountains. I visited the province of Al-Quneitra. It's part of which lies in this buffer zone that the Israelis entered a month ago.

So what did you find? Well, the Golan Heights is a swath of land about 40 miles away from the capital, Damascus. The land is hilly, dotted with olive groves and grazing cows. It's also surrounded by these beautiful snow-capped mountains. I visited the province of Al-Quneitra. It's part of which lies in this buffer zone that the Israelis entered a month ago.

Residents said the troops set up checkpoints, regularly entering their villages and searching homes for weapons. The Israeli military has said they're protecting itself and it coordinates its operations with the local populations. Troops have set up in areas of a village called Al-Hamidiyah, for example. I was on its edge yesterday and saw a tank at a new checkpoint on the main road.

Residents said the troops set up checkpoints, regularly entering their villages and searching homes for weapons. The Israeli military has said they're protecting itself and it coordinates its operations with the local populations. Troops have set up in areas of a village called Al-Hamidiyah, for example. I was on its edge yesterday and saw a tank at a new checkpoint on the main road.

Residents said the troops set up checkpoints, regularly entering their villages and searching homes for weapons. The Israeli military has said they're protecting itself and it coordinates its operations with the local populations. Troops have set up in areas of a village called Al-Hamidiyah, for example. I was on its edge yesterday and saw a tank at a new checkpoint on the main road.

And also, wherever you go, there are these tank tracks all over the roads.

And also, wherever you go, there are these tank tracks all over the roads.

And also, wherever you go, there are these tank tracks all over the roads.

I heard a lot of fear in a village called Al-Baath. I spoke to one Syrian resident, Mohammed Farrokh, who lived maybe 300 yards away from where the Israelis had set up a checkpoint. He said tanks roll into his village constantly.

I heard a lot of fear in a village called Al-Baath. I spoke to one Syrian resident, Mohammed Farrokh, who lived maybe 300 yards away from where the Israelis had set up a checkpoint. He said tanks roll into his village constantly.

I heard a lot of fear in a village called Al-Baath. I spoke to one Syrian resident, Mohammed Farrokh, who lived maybe 300 yards away from where the Israelis had set up a checkpoint. He said tanks roll into his village constantly.

Farouk says his small daughter now wakes up at night shouting, a tank, a tank, out of fear. In another village I went to, Jabhat al-Khashab, the mayor told me he met with Israeli troops and they told him they wanted to enter their homes to search for weapons.

Farouk says his small daughter now wakes up at night shouting, a tank, a tank, out of fear. In another village I went to, Jabhat al-Khashab, the mayor told me he met with Israeli troops and they told him they wanted to enter their homes to search for weapons.

Farouk says his small daughter now wakes up at night shouting, a tank, a tank, out of fear. In another village I went to, Jabhat al-Khashab, the mayor told me he met with Israeli troops and they told him they wanted to enter their homes to search for weapons.

So to keep the troops out, the mayor went back to his community, rounded up any weapons they had and handed them over to the Israeli military. Also met with one displaced Syrian family who said Israeli troops moved into their village and forced them out of their homes, demolishing buildings along the way. And what's the Israeli military saying about all this?

So to keep the troops out, the mayor went back to his community, rounded up any weapons they had and handed them over to the Israeli military. Also met with one displaced Syrian family who said Israeli troops moved into their village and forced them out of their homes, demolishing buildings along the way. And what's the Israeli military saying about all this?

So to keep the troops out, the mayor went back to his community, rounded up any weapons they had and handed them over to the Israeli military. Also met with one displaced Syrian family who said Israeli troops moved into their village and forced them out of their homes, demolishing buildings along the way. And what's the Israeli military saying about all this?