For the first time in a months, Israel carried out a missile attack against Syria, targeting the capital city of Damascus and suburbs in the southern region near the border.
Syrian state media reported that air defenses were activated and intercepted a number of missiles.There is no report yet on damage caused or any casualties. State media reported earlier that there were only material losses.
As always, Israel has not commented on the attack, nor what they hoped to accomplish. Reports of Syrian operations against ISIS in the south may have Israel keen to get the military near the border.
The last strike was September 17, where Israel attacked the Damascus Airport, killing five.Israel has been attacking Syria for years, and while claiming neutrality in the war, Israeli officials conceded they preferred ISIS to the Assad government.
Israel, the world’s biggest sponsor of state terrorism.
And no one else even comes close, S, with the exception of the United Snakes.
ISIS preferable to Assad? IsraHell, you’re becoming more psychotic by the moment.
If any other country pulled this crap, we’d bomb them to kingdom come… I’d be willing to make a bet… I believe Israel would actually use nukes, at some point, and justify it…
Ah, no. That would be the US.
Israel prefers ISIS ? One knows Israelis by their friends.
They want all the adjacent states to be Islamic fundamentalist run.
Iraq was secular. Need to overthrow.
Syria is secular. Need to overthrow.
Just peachy with Saudi Arabia.
PLO was secular—so they funded HAMAS.
That way they can claim to be the most Western and only logical ally in the ME
Hams was born in a refugee camp. A few years ago, Hamas won a general election. That reaction by Israel and the U.S. was swift.
Israel has been attacking Syria for years, and while claiming neutrality in the war, Israeli officials conceded they preferred ISIS to the Assad government.
wow attacking them and claiming neutrality at the same time.
and wasn’t uncle sam funding the ISIS against Assad and then when everybody figured that out, uncle sam pretended that the reason for staying in Syria was to fight the ISIS, all the while stealing Syria’s oil.
Several weeks ago I read, in antiwar, about accounts of tankers, hundreds of tankers, with Syrian oil, exiting the country. Imagine. The House on the Hill stealing another country’s oil, after pirating oil from another country. All the while, Israel bombs downtown Damascus.
ISIS is your friend as long as you give them weapons…! Cut that and/or betrayed them, they come to your country and cut the head of your citizens…!
Russia: I know you’re a bit tied up at this point, but DEFEND Syria, one of your staunchest allies
The only way to show relevance, and US fury over Russia. There is really no rational reason for carrying out such meaningless sttrike. Except to show that they can. Tneir powelessness is refllected in a string of events in the Gulf signifying a major diversification if regional alliances — commerccial and military. But it is never safe to have a crazy seeking attention in the neighborhood . There is no ISIS reallyvsince 2017, but the brand was kept on retainer by US and its Weternn counterparts. Just like Al-Qawda, brand name is useful, There are reserves kep in Al-Tanf base, andnearby Ruqban “refugee camp”. To be dispatched to spec ops — from Afghanistan to Yemen,anywhere else.
It is utterly absurd to expect people to believe in some mysterjous desert dwellers that are supplied with sll the necesities of life and military gear unbeknown to anyone. Once upon a time there war ISIS, a brain child of Western interests and a very willing Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayaf. The schema to creste an “Islamic” state, a Caliphate from the Sunni terrotories in Syria and Iraq apoealed to many, and even Biden at the time advocated a “partition” of Iraq into Sunni, Shia and Kurdish areas. Sunni areas of Iraq and Syria were hoped to be an ideal Saudi-influenced region, a barrier between Levant and Gulf.
The project flaundered as both Iraq and Syria utilized Russian military power and intelligence sharing and reduced ISIS to control of cities like Mosul, Sinjar and Kirkuk in Iraq, and Raqqa in Syria.
And Trump coming to power ended up ambivalence US played up to that point. Obama was following his pattern of “killing leaders”, piggybacking on his roaring success in killing Bin laden. It was stale, and it was obvious that we allowed ISIS to do business in oul with acceoss the border Kurds. Until Rusdia came and ended the traffic.
Trump did not want US to be involved in another nation building, and wanted to take away from Russia any hint of victory. He proclaimed war on ISIS. thus an end to Caliphate that Saudis invested so much into.
It was the end of trust in US, and the end of Mihammed bin Nayaf. In June of 2017, he was overthrown with the blesding of Saudi Allegiance Council. MBS came to power, and new Saudi policies and reforms. Wahhabis that were the conduit to ISIS lost the money for ISIS project. Many predicted then Wahabi revolt, but itvdid not come.
To say today that ISIS exists is the same as saying Al-Qaeda existed after it was wiped out in Afghanistan. And there wad not much to wipe out — few training camps, and Saudi supplied leader Bin Laden.
All other used of ISIS or Al-Qaeda were nothing more than special ops engineered projects, convenient scapegoats. Like HTS, former Nusra former Al-Qaeda in Idllib, 100% foreign special ops that still serve purpose. Like latest foray into Afrin in Syria, giving Kurds a boost, and reviving a smugglung lifine to Kurds in Turkey. Turkey did not see that comming.
Suprised me that they did not come up with an ISIS branch to blame for Nord Stream sabotage. But then, no deniability was needed.
In the future something will be invented to execute projects in Europe. Islamic thing has lost its value. The last thing they need is to rick the boat on immigration that is at present still bringing in thousands more Afghans into Germany.
Bianca’s analysis makes a lot of sense. The puppetmasters who pull the strings do not make sense
This is antisemtism at its worst -just describing what Israel does is anti- semtism.
That’s what Israle says .
This is meant to get Russias eye off the Ukrainian ball. Nothing more. Syrian government is held by a string and Russia knows that. Not to mention their Latakia base is also venerable.
Interesting comments from Israel, the seem to identify with ISIS… Strange bedfellows or kindred spirits?
So here is the real quote from an israeli official. Interesting how selective people are:
“In Syria, if the choice is between Iran and the Islamic State, I choose the Islamic State. They don’t have the capabilities that Iran has,”
Hi Odele:
Well, there is a certain amount of practicality in your statement…
The lesser of two evils
Lesser of evils. That’s weak tea if ever I heard any.
Sure, if he were a heartless bastard who didn’t care about the wellbeing of the average Syrian. So yeah.
As if that is any better. F*ck you Syrians, it’s all about Israel and you being a failed state is not only not a bad thing, but also the goal.
It’s front page news! The attacks on Syria are generating world disfavor! /s Nothing of the kind. There has not been front page news of us stealing Syrian oil.
“Israeli officials conceded they preferred ISIS to the Assad government.”
Well, hell, that’s no surprise. They’re practically joined at the hip when it comes to settling differences.
Funny how a group of people can claim to be so “antiwar” but go into a psychotic drooling rage at the mention of Israel, Jews…
The antiwar cred flies right out the window on this subject.
Oh, and Israel’s actions in Syria, and Yemen are criminal, evil, and they should definitely stop being America’s attack poodle.