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2021-11-09 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Syria says Israel struck near Homs, Tartus in 3rd alleged attack in 2 weeks

[IsraelTimes] Opposition-linked group says targets were Iranian weapons caches; attack comes amid uptick in alleged Israeli strikes

The Israeli military struck a number of sites in western Syria in a rare early evening attack on Monday, Syrian state media reported.

According to the Syrian military, the strikes hit targets in the area of Homs in Western Syria and around Tartus, along the Mediterranean coast. One of the targets was located at the Shayrat Airport near Homs.

Syrian state media outlet SANA reported that two Syrian soldiers were maimed in the strikes, which also caused "material losses."

The opposition-linked Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that the targets were Iranian-controlled weapons caches.

There was no comment from the Israel Defense Forces, in line with its policy of ambiguity regarding its activities in Syria.

This was the third attack attributed to Israel in the past week and a half, and at least the sixth in the past month, marking a clear uptick in the number of strikes allegedly carried out by the Israeli military. According to the Syrian military, Monday’s attack was conducted at 7:16 p.m., an irregular time for an alleged Israeli strike, which are typically conducted in the early hours of the morning.

According to SANA, the missiles were fired from Israeli jets flying off the coast of ~~Lebanon~~ Hezbollahstan
<del>Lebanon</del> Hezbollahstan

...the home of Hezbollah, which periodically starts a war with the Zionist Entity™, gets Beirut pounded to rubble, and then declares victory and has a parade...
, north of Beirut. The Syrian military said it shot down most of the incoming missiles, a claim it makes after nearly every alleged Israeli strike, which Israeli military officials and civilian defense analysts largely dismiss as empty boasts.

Posted by trailing wife 2021-11-09 00:00|| || Front Page|| [14 views ] Top
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#1 With all the precision weaponry that Israel displays, why the daylight bombing? Propaganda? A warning to Lebanon? An effort to hit an important human target? A demonstration that Syrian counters are ineffective? All of the above?

Posted by Bertie Crains2651 2021-11-09 07:34|| 2021-11-09 07:34|| Front Page Top

#2 Because they can.

Posted by M. Murcek 2021-11-09 07:38|| 2021-11-09 07:38|| Front Page Top

#3 #1 - I would propose that the Hezbies, Iranians, et al became so sure that the IAF only operated at night that they became lax in their daytime security (such as it is). This might just be a wakeup call that the Juice can/will strike 24/7

Posted by Frank G 2021-11-09 08:55|| 2021-11-09 08:55|| Front Page Top

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