Syrian media reports say that Israeli warplanes attacked the T-4 airport in Homs Province on Sunday evening, firing multiple missiles at the base. The reports claim only material damage was done, and there were no casualties.
State media reports credited their air defense systems with preventing the attack from being much worse. They said multiple missiles were intercepted in the attack, and that an Israeli warplane was even struck during the attack.
Israel has not acknowledged the incident, and says they do not respond to reports that emerged from foreign media. If the incident happened as the Syrian media insists, however, it would likely lead to more Israeli attacks.
In the past, any successful air defense use against Israeli attacks was met by more intense Israeli strikes, and officials warning that Syria ought not resist future salvos. Successful Israeli attacks on Syrian bases, however, routinely happen without Israel responding publicly.
Israel: Terrorists Airforce? Are the claims of Syria right?
Looks like those S-300 upgrades are doing what the Ru.ss promised. Knock couple of those jets down, and they’ll force the heelies to just lump missiles.
Putin is slowing building up he Syrian military. It is only a matter of time till the superiority of Israel is history. Putin is smart so he will not do it quickly as to walking into another phony gas situation provoking a huge attack by the USA
Those missiles may or may not be able to shoot down warplanes using the very best of Israeli ECM at considerable distances, launching missiles from over Lebanon.
However, the range of those missiles could easily cover all of Israel. They don’t have to shoot down warplanes on the attack at their best. They can close the airspace with the threat to civil air traffic. Think the Ukraine shoot down. Or Iran Air. Or Israel in 1973 shooting down a Libyan 727 (Flight 114) on its regular flight to Cairo.
That is the threat that keeps Bibi flying to Moscow.
Netanyahu is going to Russia to discuss this. That is consistent with either set of facts, with either side or both lying. My own bet is that they are all lying. It is what they do.
Putin is clearly playing bibi as he slowly increase the Syrian military. IMHO syria war is over and Russia won. Trump should not have placed so much into a war which could not be won. Putin understand the long term plan is to destroy Russia. Putin has nothing to lose by making the batterSyria instead of Moscow
“..officials warning that Syria ought not resist future salvos.”
So just sit there and take it. Who the Christ do these Israelis think they are?
God said they could.
Nah. They tell God what’s what.
Borg foreign policy school.
Slowly but eventually Syria will have a defense system which stops Israel. Israel presently uses Lebanon or Golan heights but it the missles do not hit then Israel will just waist a lot of money. Israel is in a box and they have to start a war so USA can destroy Iran. Iran having their military in Syria blocks any attack on Iran by Israel. Very dangerou situation with war mongers in Israel
I thought Putin had put an end to these Israeli attacks. Time to ship in some S-400 air defense systems, ideally set them up in Lebanon.