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Russian Pantsyr-S and Buk-M2 systems intercept 7 Israeli air launched missiles, Syria warns of repercussions
Edited.[TASS] Israeli fighter jets fired eight guided missiles at an area southeast of Syria's Aleppo, seven of them were intercepted by the Pantsyr-S and Buk-M2 systems of Russian manufacture, Vadim Kulit, deputy chief of the Russian Center for Reconciliation of the Opposing Parties in Syria, said on Tuesday. "In a span from 23:39 to 23:51 on July 19, four F-16 fighter jets of the Israeli Air Force entered Syria’s airspace via the US-controlled al-Tanf zone and fired eight guided missiles at facilities southeast of the city of Aleppo," he said. According to Kulit, seven missiles were downed by the Russian-made Pantsyr-S and Buk-M2 systems that were on combat duty. One missile damaged the building of a research center in the settlement of Safira in the Aleppo governorate," he said. The Dubai-based Al Hadath television channel reported earlier on Tuesday that Israel had delivered airstrikes at defense enterprises near al-Safira. According to Al Hadath, strikes were also delivered at weapons depots belonging to pro-Iranian Shia units fighting on the part of the Syrian army. Lebanon’s Al Mayadeen television channel reported that a research center near Aleppo was a target of airstrikes. Syria’s SANA agency said earlier citing a military source that the Syrian air defense forces had repelled an attack by the Israeli Air Force southeast of Aleppo late on Monday. Syria warns of 'serious repercussions' after Israel launches airstrike on Aleppo  [Iran Press TV] Syria has warned the Israeli regime of "serious repercussions" of unrelenting military attacks against the war-torn country, saying such acts of aggression will not dissuade Syrian forces from battling Israeli-backed bully boy groups.In a statement on Tuesday, the Syrian Foreign Ministry said the Israeli regime forces late on Monday launched an aerial attack targeting positions in the al-Safirah area in the northern province of Aleppo near the The attack was successfully intercepted by Syria’s air defenses, which shot down most of the missiles. The statement added that the aerial aggression by Tel Aviv coincided with missile attacks by al-Nusra ...formally Jabhat an-Nusrah li-Ahli al-Sham (Support Front for the People of the Levant), also known as al-Qaeda in the Levant. They aim to establish a pan-Arab caliphate. Not the same one as the Islamic State, though .. ... Front gunnies in parts of Aleppo and north of Hama Province lying on the banks of Orontes River. The attacks were launched from the group’s hideouts in northwestern Idlib Province, the last major bully boy stronghold in the country. The Syrian ministry warned that Tel Aviv will bear "full responsibility" of the consequences resulting from its unrelenting aggression, continued support to armed terrorist groups and occupation of Arab lands, including the occupied Syrian Golan, renewing the vows to reclaim the occupied territory. Related: Safira: 2021-07-20 Multiple explosions attributed to Israeli airstrikes near Aleppo in As-Safira, Al-Nairab Airport Safira: 2020-09-14 New satellite photos show airstrikes on secret missile facility in Syria Safira: 2020-06-03 Al-Bab | Al_Safirah faction brings in military reinforcement to storm military police headquarters, following the arrest of woman Posted by: badanov 2021-07-21 |
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