jonathan j. pollard to israel. >>> and a truck heist while the truck is moving. it's a real highway robbery all caught on video. >>> we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> the syrian government says it has retaken a north western town where the united states fear the bashar al-assad regime might be planning another massacre. state-run tv says pro government troops forced rebels to retreat after bombarding the town for eight straight days. opposition activists say the syrian military is pummelling several cities on the ground and from the air. as the fighting rages, the united states and russia are stepping up a war of words about the syrian conflict. also may be sending mixed messages to moscow. a pentagon correspondent, chris lawrence, is here in the situation room working the story. what's going on? >> wolf, from the state department you're getting adamant accusations against russia while the pentagon is being much