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Three dead in Israeli airstrikes on Iranian forces in Syria
[Arutz 7] - At least three people were killed with more injured in an airstrike on Iranian-aligned targets in Syria allegedly carried out by the Israeli Air Force overnight, an observer group has claimed.According to a report by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights Wednesday morning, the airstrike on the T-4 airbase in Homs, Syria late Tuesday night killed at least three fighters, and left an unspecified number injured. The report said that the number of dead was likely to increase, given the severity of the injuries suffered by some of the fighters. The three fighters killed were said to be "Iranians or members of militias loyal to Iran". All three were non-Syrians. While Israel has not confirmed its involvement in the airstrike, in keeping with the IDF’s policy of not commenting on strikes inside Syria, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights attributed the strike to Israel. Night Jews
According to the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), the strikes destroyed an ammunition depot as well as military vehicles and a building under construction at the base. The alleged strikes marked the first time in 2020 that IAF jets bombed military targets belonging to Iran west of Syria’s Deir Ezzor and came several hours after two Syrian Air Force cargo flights from Tehran landed at the base. The Syrian Ministry of Defense said Tuesday that IAF jets entered Syria from Tanf, in southeastern Homs, where the United States has a base near the Iraqi-Jordanian border around 10.10 p.m. Syrian state media SANA quoted a military source as saying that “army air defenses confronted an air aggression perpetrated by Israeli warplanes” and “immediately intercepted the hostile missiles, shooting down a number of them.” According to SANA, four missiles struck their targets. Simultaneously, explosions were heard in the Deir Ezzor area of eastern Syria near sites belonging to Syrian regime forces. The strikes also come several hours after the Israeli army’s annual intel assessment was released and noted that the targeted assassination of Iran’s Quds Force Commander Qasem Soleimani provides a significant opportunity to counter Tehran’s growing aggression in the region. Related: Tiyas: 2019-04-26 #IRGC has re-established its drone base in #T4/ #Tiyas air base of #Syria Arab Air Force Tiyas: 2018-07-09 Syria accuses Israel of striking Iran-linked base, says air defenses deployed Tiyas: 2017-09-16 Syrian weapons stores detonates in Homs Related: T-4 airbase: 2018-04-26 US monitoring cargo planes from Iran to Syria T-4 airbase: 2018-04-23 Malaysia assassination: Hamas left hanging in the air T-4 airbase: 2018-04-14 Israeli Drone in Akkar, Leb Overflight Similar to One that Preceded T-4 Strike Related: Tanf: 2019-11-08 Russia, Syria call on international community to pressure US to leave Syria for good Tanf: 2019-10-26 Pentagon chief: US troops, armored vehicles going to Syria oil fields Tanf: 2019-10-24 Russia demands US end its occupation of Al-Tanf in southern Syria Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2020-01-15 |
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