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| Syria’s air defenses intercepted ‘hostile targets’ over the capital Damascus |
| 2020-02-14 |
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Syria’s air defenses intercepted and downed several missiles coming across the occupied Golan Heights in Israel before they hit their targets in the capital Damascus, Syrian state television said on Thursday. “Our air defences intercepted hostile targets over the skies of Damascus,” state agency SANA said. It said the “missiles were launched from over the occupied Golan Heights.” Several missiles were intercepted before they could reach their targets, it added. Al Arabiya sources said that five airstrikes targeted weapons and missile depots in the vicinity of Damascus International Airport and that one of the strikes targeted a military post south of Damascus. The airstrikes were launched hours after the arrival of Iranian arms shipments to Damascus International Airport, according to the sources. An AFP correspondent in Damascus heard large blasts. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights blamed the attack on Israel, which has not claimed responsibility. The Britain-based monitor said the attack targeted Iran-backed militias near the capital, with some missiles hitting their intended targets. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #7 But our troops in Iraq still have zero missile defence in place. |
| Posted by: Woodrow 2020-02-14 10:03 |
| #6 They shot down the djinn. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2020-02-14 09:13 |
| #5 You've been de-pantsed. |
| Posted by: Spot 2020-02-14 08:59 |
| #4 Per G's link at #1: Prime Minister Netanyahu said that he did not know anything about the alleged Israeli attack that target the Damascus area on Thursday, adding that maybe it was "the Belgian air force." "I don't what happened last night," Netanyahu said in an interview with Radio Haifa on Friday, as quoted by channel 12. "Maybe it was the Belgian air force." |
| Posted by: Frank G 2020-02-14 04:32 |
| #3 Wikipedia on the missile system |
| Posted by: 3dc 2020-02-14 03:03 |
| #2 Israel took out a Pantsir Missile system delivered 1 week ago from Russia. |
| Posted by: 3dc 2020-02-14 03:02 |
| #1 Israel strikes Iranian targets near Damascus, 7 killed - report |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2020-02-14 02:07 |