The Israeli military said Sunday it had deployed forces to a demilitarized buffer zone in southwest Syria abutting the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights after Damascus fell to armed opposition forces.Israel had already said the day before, as the armed opposition forces swiftly advanced across Syria, that its soldiers had entered the UN-patrolled buffer zone to assist peacekeepers in repelling an attack.For all the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app.On Sunday, the army announced a troop deployment there, citing “the possible entry of armed individuals into the buffer zone.”“Following the recent events in Syria... the IDF (army) has deployed forces in the buffer zone and in several other places necessary for its defense, to ensure the safety of the communities of the Golan Heights and the citizens of Israel,” a military statement said.Israeli forces “will continue to operate as long as necessary in order to preserve the buffer zone and defend Israel,” it