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Syria says Israeli aircraft strike military post in western Hama province
[IsraelTimes] State media claims jets fire missiles from Lebanese airspace, destroying several buildings and injuring three.

Syrian state media said that Israeli aircraft had carried out a strike on military targets near the city of Masyaf in western Hama province overnight Friday.

Syria’s official state news agency SANA said the Israeli Air Force had fired missiles from Lebanese air space and said that several buildings had been destroyed and three people injured.

The report claimed that Syrian air defenses had shot down several missiles.

Earlier, the news agency had reported kabooms in the area’s countryside.

Three Syrian soldiers wounded after Israeli attack on Masyaf

[AlMasdar] (4:45 A.M.) – A little before 3:00 A.M. (local time) this morning, the Israeli Air Force struck the city of Masyaf in the western countryside of Hama.

The Israeli airstrikes struck the Syrian military’s positions around the Masyaf National Hospital; this would result in several explosions that could be heard throughout the Hama countryside.

A source in Masyaf said the Syrian military managed to shoot down some of the Israeli missiles; however, the latter would eventually overwhelm their targets.

At least three soldiers were wounded during the attack; they have been transferred to a nearby hospital for treatment, the source added.

Israeli warplanes strike key Syrian city near new S-300 system

[AlMasdar] (4:05 A.M.) – Earlier this morning, the Israeli Air Force launched several airstrikes on the key Syrian city of Masyaf in the Hama Governorate.

According to a military source near the scene of the airstrikes, the Israeli warplanes hit a number of sites near the Masyaf National Hospital.

The source said the Israeli airstrikes targeted some of the military storages in Masyaf; this resulted in several loud explosions that could be heard as far east as Hama city.
Ooooohhhh — secondaries!
He added that the S-300 system was not in use during the Israeli attack.
Again? Why spend so much money on a defence system that’s never turned on?
Masyaf is an important city because it is considered headquarters of the Tiger Forces and several other military units.

The S-300 system has also been installed around the city.
Really, it doesn’t work unless you turn it on, guys.

Posted by: trailing wife 2019-04-13
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