On Tuesday, several missiles hit the T4 air base in Syria’s Homs Province. There were no casualties although Syrian state media reported significant damage. They are attributing the attack to Israeli warplanes.
This would not be the first time Israel attacked this base, and Syrian Army officials say that four missiles hit the base, while several others were intercepted by air defenses. Israel has accused the base of having Iranians on it.
Israel considers Iranians being at a base as a legal pretext to attack it, and in Israeli parlance, an “Iranian presence” could just as easily mean Iraqis, Afghans, or Lebanese. Any Shi’ite is treated as Iranian in their official statements.
There are several places around Syria recently where Shi’ite militias have come under attack. Generally speaking, these are not Iranians as such, but in many cases Syria has blamed Israel for the attacks.
Instead of crying about it, why don’t you hit back, Mr. Asad?
Why invite the destruction of your country. He largely won the war and maintained independence for most of the country. He is winning. Increase cooperation with Hezbollah, Iran, Russia, China. Keep winning
in Israeli parlance, an “Iranian presence” could just as easily mean Iraqis, Afghans, or Lebanese. Any Shi’ite is treated as Iranian in their official statements.
US governmental parlance too.