Details of Israeli airstrikes early Wednesday continue to emerge. The strikes hit an ammunition depot in a small Syrian town near Damascus. The strikes killed at least one Syrian soldier, and wounded five others.
The soldiers were from an air defense unit in the area, and Syrian media are reporting that they were targeted in the course of the attacks. Two of the wounded were gravely so.
As with most Israeli strikes in Syria, this was quickly spun as an attack on Shi’ite militias, with claims that the ammunition depot provided access to Hezbollah. There is no sign that Hezbollah forces were present, or were among the casualties.
Though Israel denied comment on the matter, the Syrian Observatory suggested that the depot was used by Hezbollah to store arms that would ultimately be smuggled into neighboring Lebanon. Such smuggling is certainly ongoing, but it’s not clear that’s true in this particular case. Israel has used this to justify past attacks, and since this attack was Israeli, reports are likely anticipating the justification, if one is ever offered.
ISIS, US and Israel the best of buddies!
ISIS attacking from the US air controlled Deir Azzor, while Israel hits by planes.
Netanyahu cannot forgive himself for not helping ISIS flag fly over Damascus. Fanatical Sunni destroying Israel’ enemies, Christian and Shia .
So, bit by bit US and Israel are trying to nurture ISIS back to strength in “deserts” of US controlled Deir Azzor.
If US and Israel want to see ISIS gone, just get out of the way and let Syria and Russia finish them off in a week.
The neocon fury has no bounds — now that Idlib has petered off, and White Helmet rats are being evacuated to Germany en route to UK. How to keep Syria in news and terrorize population.
No humanity left — use the scum of society to terrorize civilians, and use “Iran” as excuse. Scum remains scum. And will wipe its blood soaked hands on its masters, making stories of democracy and Western values a joke of the century.