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| Israel Shifts To Standoff Weapons In Syria As Russian Threats Increase |
| 2021-07-31 |
| Russian missile operators were the one who shot down the seven missiles the IAF fired at targets in Aleppo a week ago. Explains a lot. Link one Link Two Rantburg link [BreakingDefense] TEL AVIV: Defense sources say the Israeli military is planning to change its tactics in Syria to revolve around long-range standoff munitions as opposed to air strikes, following a new Russian policy to use its higher-end air defense systems capable of shooting down Israeli jets over Syrian airspace. The change follows an announcement late last week by Rear Adm. Vadim Kulit, the head of the Russian military reconciliation center in Syria, who said in a TV interview that the Russian forces assisted the Syrians in intercepting four missiles launched by Israeli F-16s — the first time Russian assistance was given to counter Israeli military operations. More at the link |
| Posted by:badanov |
| #2 They could start zapping Russian AA sites in Syria, the way they did the Syrian sites in Lebanon decades ago: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Mole_Cricket_19 It would be amusing if the entire Russian expeditionary air group in Syria went down in flames while trying to defend their AA sites. |
| Posted by: Zhang Fei 2021-07-31 17:07 |
| #1 Just testing Bennet - they knew not to pull this kind of $hit with Bibi. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2021-07-31 09:22 |