Syrian Raid?

We keep our eyes on Syria for a number of reasons. One is that they are forever enemies of Israel. Another is that Isaiah has a yet to be fulfilled prophecy concerning Damascus. He says that they will be destroyed and Damascus will never be inhabited again. Another reason to watch is that they are strangely absent of mention in Ezekiel's war of chapters 38 and 39. Why?

So when this headline hit the news today...it bears watching.
"Relations between Washington and Damascus appeared to plunge to a new low yesterday after Syria's official news agency said the US had killed eight civilians in a helicopter raid in the country's east, just across the border from Iraq."

Read the full article here; http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/09a3cd1e-a3c6-11dd-942c-000077b07658.html