Chaos in Damascus, Iraq and Arabia
 

Our Prophet said: “There will be such troubles and calamities that nobody will be able to find a place of shelter. These woes will move around Sham, fall upon Iraq and tie the hands and feet of the Arabian Peninsula. Community of Islam will fight against troubles in the steppes. Nobody will feel any sympathy for them or even say, 'Alas!' As they try to remedy their woes on the one hand, they will emerge again on the other.” (Muntakhab Kanzul Ummal, vol. 5, pp. 38-39)

 

The expression, “The woes will move around Sham, fall upon Iraq” may well indicate the Iraq war in 2003. Before and during this war, there had always been the possibility of the extension of the war to Syria, although the war remained limited to the borders of Iraq.

Star, April 29, 2003, New Route: Suriye

16 APRIL 2003 POSTA
Syria was going to be hit too. It has emerged that the US defense secretary, Donald Rumsfeld’s demand for Syria to be targeted was averted at the last moment by the intervention of President Bush. The Pentagon still insists on punishing Syria.

Haberturk, April 10, 2003, Take Lesson from Iraq

Radikal, April 14, 2003, Syria is the new target.
America will issue an ultimatum to Syria by next week.
If Syria does not comply, America will strike.