One of these (near) days Damascus will be no more (and you didn't hear it from me first)

DEBKAfile, Bombings spread in Syria as Al Qaeda seizes control of rebel factions
The suicide bombings hitting Damascus and Idlib in the last 24 hours were the work of Al Qaeda in Iraq – AQI, whose operatives have been pouring into Syria in the last two weeks

Isaiah 17:

A prophecy against Damascus:

“See, Damascus will no longer be a city
    but will become a heap of ruins.