KATZRIN, GOLAN HEIGHTS - NOVEMBER 10:  Israeli army troops advance from their armoured fighting vehicles  as they take part in a training exercise November 10, 2009 near the Israeli city of Katzrin in the Golan Heights. Speaking in Istanbul yesterday, Syrian President Bashar Assad says if the 'occupied Syrian Golan' is not returned by Israel through peaceful means, his country would retake the strategic plateau by force. Getty Images logo Getty Images 27 months ago

KATZRIN, GOLAN HEIGHTS - NOVEMBER 10: Israeli army troops advance from their armoured fighting vehicles as they take part in a training exercise November 10, 2009 near the Israeli city of Katzrin in the Golan Heights. Speaking in Istanbul yesterday, Syrian President Bashar Assad says if the 'occupied Syrian Golan' is not returned by Israel through peaceful means, his country would retake the strategic plateau by force.