The latest in an ever-growing string of Israeli attacks against targets inside Syria, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported an overnight Israeli attack on the Damascus International Airport. Three separate strikes were carried out.
The attacks targeted a warehouse area at the airport, reportedly a weapons depot which was used as storage for equipment belonging to Hezbollah. This hasn’t been confirmed, but would be in keeping with Israel’s previous strikes targeting Syria mostly going after Hezbollah.
There were no reports of casualties from the incident, though reportedly there was damage at the site of the strikes. There was also an unconfirmed report that the Syrian military had fired an anti-aircraft missile during the airstrikes.
Alongside this incident, Israel also reportedly shot down a Hezbollah drone flying along the border between Israeli and Lebanese airspace. Details on the variety of drone remain unclear, but Hezbollah is not known to use armed drones.
Last 5 posts by Jason Ditz
- Pentagon Cancels Major Aerial Wargames With South Korea - October 19th, 2018
- Saudi King Gives Trump Room to Avoid Acting Over Killing of Journalist - October 19th, 2018
- US Airstrikes Kill 32 Civilians in Eastern Syria - October 19th, 2018
- Bolton Pushes Trump to Withdraw From Russian Nuclear Treaty - October 19th, 2018
- Afghans Head to Polls Amid Corruption, Taliban Threats - October 19th, 2018
Where is Russia’s air defense system?
It is Israel, remember. Where are our defences when it comes to meeting any whim by this special interest? Attacking any Israel assets is equivalent to attacking US. It is wise of Russia to not make itself an issue.
Russia has made it clear that its air defenses are there to defend their troops and assets.
Right. Russian focus is paramount. Allow Israel & Hez’ to squabble, since Hez’ wins on the ground, while protecting Russian & Syrian assets.
Now that US (israel) has lost and there wont be a “Caliphate” of cutthroats in Syria, even the MSM is ditching the notorious Nusra/Al-Qaeda supporting and Mi5 financed one man band “from” Coventry, England, a certain Rami Abdulrahman.
Not Ditz though…
Other (more reliable) reports to this incident suggest that Syrian Air defense forces, now equipped with upgraded S-200 (to the same effect of the S-300) as well as new S-300 installations, fired at an israeli warplane that crossed the border (slightly). The Polish-Lithuanian squatters in occupied Palestine then got mad and fired a rocket at the cargo section of Damascus airport and then went in with a bomber-drone that subsequently was shot down. You can watch how that played out here:
https://twitter.com/Hamosh84?ref_src=twsrc^tfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.zerohedge.com%2Fnews%2F2017-09-22%2Fisrael-strikes-damascus-after-syrian-missile-defense-fires-aircraft
So, what would be the ‘world reaction’ is Syria had bombed a facility in Israel on the claim that it was being used to store weapons that were about to be shipped to Al-Qaeda and IS?
I suspect we’d hear a lot about ‘national soveriegnity’ and what a horrible crime had been committed by such an act.
Thousands of rockets were fired from Gaza killing or wounding 2,000 Israelis. What was ‘world reaction?’
2,000?? When?
pensword
wars r u.s.
Here’s my source:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinian_rocket_attacks_on_Israel
Over a 10 year period. That’s like one Israeli slaughter. And never mind the blockade.
Most likely because the official Israel definition of “wounded” includes such enormities as anxiety attacks or injuries to already swollen egos.
What? The wonderful “Iron Dome” protected the poor unarmed Israeli peacemakers. You mistook the direction of the rockets!!
What about the use by Israel of its stolen Syrian Golan Heights to launch raids into the rest of Syria? Not even in “Israel” at all. The USA supports it, I suppose.
Israel has the right to defend itself.
Is Syria allowed to shoot back?
Syria is the aggressor.
Syria attacked Israel in 1948, 1967 & 1973.
The aggressor does not have the right to shoot back.
Wrong. Try another search. Israel initiated all wars, though by false flags. Israel is the aggressor. Not that it matters in reality.
Johnson, wake up to the present. Check out the HUUUGE number of Israeli aggressive actions over the years and right now. Try to keep to facts.
Israel is getting desperate, and, like the USA, insists on actions that the rest of the world knows are illegal.
You poor 11B;
Why were they not shot down?
Gonna be interesting to see how Israel spins the story of ‘Syrian aggression’ when one of their planes is shot down inside Syria. Bonus points if the pilot is captured alive.