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Israeli airstrikes target T4 airbase near Homs, Syria - report
2021-10-09
[JPost] Earlier on Friday, unidentified aircraft targeted military sites belonging to Iranian militias in Al Bukamal and Deir ez-Zor.

Syrian air defenses responded to alleged Israeli airstrikes targeting Syria's T4 airbase
...also known as the Tiyas airbase...
near Homs, western Syria on Friday night, Lebanese news site Al-Mayadeen reported.

Hezbollah and Iran hold a notable military presence at the airbase, according to Army Radio.

According to the Lebanese reports, most Israeli missiles were shot down by the Syrian air defenses. The Syrian army confirmed the attack, adding that six Syrian soldiers were injured by the airstrikes and damage has been caused to military equipment.

Earlier on Friday, unidentified aircraft targeted military sites belonging to Iranian militias in Al Bukamal and Deir ez-Zor, Syria, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported.

A fire reportedly broke out at one site, which is in the vicinity of a hospital.

Al Bukamal, near the country's border with Iraq, is under a "state of alert," according to SOHR, as intense shooting was heard throughout the city, reportedly an attempt by the Iranian militia to target the unidentified aircraft.

In August, four pro-Iranian fighters allied with the Assad regime were killed as alleged Israeli airstrikes targeted Syrian military sites in the Qalamoun Mountains, near the capital of Damascus.
The Times of Israel adds:
The state-run SANA broadcaster said at around 9:30 p.m, Israeli warplanes launched their missiles from the direction of al-Tanf, a US outpost on the border between Syria, Jordan, and Iraq.
Related:
T4 airbase: 2019-06-07 Anti-aircraft missiles fired at Israel's Hermon, fall inside Syria
T4 airbase: 2019-06-03 Israeli strike on T-4 base killed "at least 5, including a Syrian regime soldier
T4 airbase: 2018-07-12 Syria air defenses repel Israeli airstrike on Quneitra
Related:
Tiyas airbase: 2017-06-03 ISIS Hunters repel ISIS assault along Homs-Palmyra highway
Tiyas airbase: 2017-02-21 Four Russian Servicemen Killed, Two Wounded in Car Blast in Syria
Posted by:Frank G

#1  most Israeli missiles were shot down by the Syrian air defenses.

This is becoming a cliche. Most, but not all. The devil really is in the details.
Posted by: SteveS   2021-10-09 02:34  

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