The Israeli Air Force conducted a second round of missiles strikes on Syria in less than a week.
Late on September 2, Israeli warplanes launched missiles at the T4 airport in the province of Homs. According to Syria’s state media, the strikes were conducted from the direction of the US-controlled zone of al-Tanf on the Syrian-Iraqi border. Syrian pro-government sources claimed that a large part of the missiles was intercepted. The impact of the strikes remains unclear.
The T4 airport is well known as the operational base of Iranian-backed forces and as a logistical hub for Iranian supplies moving to Syria. At various times, Iranian unmanned aerial vehicles, including combat ones, were also deployed there.
The most recent previous Israeli strike on Syria took place on August 31 targeting the countryside of Damascus city and the province of Daraa. At that time, the Syrian side confirmed that at least 2 people had been killed and 7 others injured. Local sources also claimed that the strike had allegedly destroyed 4 air defense systems. This data remains unconfirmed.
The Israeli strikes came amid a new round of tensions in southern Idlib. As Turkey and Russia conduct tactical drills simulating the repelling of attacks on their patrols on the M4 highway, the Syrian Army and Turkish-backed militants exchanged strikes south of the area.
On September 2nd and 3rd, the Syrian Army shelled militant positions near Kafar Aweed and Baluon in southern Idlib, and al-Salaf in northern Lattakia. Pro-militant sources claim that the strikes hit civilian targets only. However, this is hardly believable as these areas are full of fortifications, including underground ones, created by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham and its al-Qaeda-linked allies.
Earlier, several Syrian soldiers were reportedly killed or injured in a series of militant attacks in the southern part of the Idlib de-escalation zone. Most likely this together with regular attacks on joint Turkish-Russian patrols on the M4 forced the Syrian Army to return to more active measures for implementing the ceasefire on the contact line.
The security situation still remains conflicted along the Palmyra-Deir Ezzor highway and in the countryside of al-Mayadin. Over the past days, the Syrian Army, the National Defense Forces and Iranian-backed militias have conducted several raids against ISIS cells hiding in the desert. Nonetheless, these raids did not lead to a breakthrough in the fight against the terrorist group. Its members continue planting IEDs, ambushing convoys and assassinating people in the area. According to pro-militant sources, over 100 pro-government fighters were killed or went missing in western and southern Deir Ezzor in late August alone.
According to Syria and Russia, terrorists use the US-controlled areas on the eastern bank of the Euphrates and in al-Tanf as a foothold for attacks on Syrian troops. As long as this thorn remains in place, attacks will continue.
As one of the Empire “talking voices” said, “Our job now is to remain in Syria and cause a headache for Russia”.
Still doing the only thing they’re good at, I see.
Why doesn’t Syria ever retaliate? I don’t get it. Wouldn’t one bloody punch to the nose of Israel send a clear message to it?
@Tayo
Syria depends on Russia for its air power.And for its integrated missile and air defense. And for much of its strategic and tactic operations on the ground. And for most all of its logistical supply.
Israel is one of the most potent militaries on the planet. It is an aggressor nation with the US backing it up.
Russia does not want to be distracted from cleaning out all the terrorists inside Syria.
So, Syria could not bloody Israeli noses without involving Russia who doesn’t need to bloody Israeli noses.
Syria will get revenge when it clears out the south and southwest sectors and Idlib. Those are areas where Israel has proxy terror forces. Ultimately, Syria will get revenge when it gets back the Golan Heights.
Meanwhile, Russia will bring more and better air defense and missile defense systems that render Israel impotent. Don’t forget that nearly all missiles and guided bombs Israel fires are from planes stationed outside Syrian borders, over Lebanon and offshore. That says a lot about the mighty Israelis and the F-35s they use.
Still speaks volumes when the empire and its lackeys are executing such ops with impunity. There is no parity, the empire strikes within the territory of its opponent, while the “Resistance” only cleans up.
Not sure how this lack of strategic initiative is to be considered. You always tout the restraint for avoiding a major conflict, bit isn’t actually the empire using exactly the threat and fear of such a catasttrophic event to cow everyone into submission?
Right now I see only the creation of two hard blocks, with a major cold war incoming/already happening. But that is really the worst outcome for all of the planet, because it will entail:
– crazy militarization of society
– disregard for any kind of ecological protection/renewal
– old and new forms of propaganda to transform the collective psyche
– possible birth of artificial intelligences with unforseen consequences, because they will have a focus on domination
I don’t know, I’d rather have Russia’s/China’s regimes speak out and make public their dossiers on 9/11 and whatnot and draw a line.
@ Darkmoon,
What is strength? The East sees Israel flailing about, shooting weapons and in the end effecting no change in the situation they seek to change. Weakness.
What is weakness? The West sees Israel shooting weapons with Impunity. Strength
What is truth? Regardless of Israels seeming impunity, their missiles can’t change reality. With an East rising in power and the West waning, Syria can wait.
The oldest empires/countries are the most deadly.
@JackJC,
Wisdom well said.
Another example: the US ambush-assassinated Soleimani who was on a peace mission.
Iran responded with precision missile attack on US base, inflicting 100+ head traumas, and likely several deaths.
Iran’s counter-strike was so devastating the US decided to drop any notion of striking Iran.
Who looked stronger?
Israel will inevitably err, kill some Russians, and Putin will put another S-400 into Syria and close the entire air space over Syria and Lebanon.
Recall that the second S-400 had Bibi on his knees begging for Putin not to install it.
A third unit means the IDF air force is useless against Syria and Hezbollah. It’s coming.
Just like the second unit that is going into Turkey.
Putin is smarter than most think he is. Patience is a high art.
Still waiting for Putin to lift a finger.
You forget that when Syria mistakenly shot down the Russian Il20 being used by the zionist entity as a shield, Putin immediately rushed to certify that it was an “accident”, even before talking to the crew’s families. It was only the fury in both the public and his own military that forced him to change course.
I wouldn’t trust Putin a millimicron where the zionist entity is concerned. Never did, never will.
@ Biswapriya Purkayastha
we have no idea the information Putin uses to make his decisions, but we must assume that he has far more at his fingertips than we do. It has long been suggested that Israel has pre-staged nuclear weapons, lacking a delivery system.
Is it true? Who knows? https://endofamerika.wordpress.com/2019/10/31/israeli-embassies-closure-and-samson-option-activation/
Sometimes all you can do is hope the leaders have more than 2 brain cells,
Absolutely under no circumstances will the zios commit suicide. Zionists are like cockroaches, their only commitment is to their own survival. The so called Samson option is a crock. Nobody with any knowledge is zionism can believe it for a nanosecond.
Syria deserves to get the Golan back but realistically I just dont see how that is possible you already said Israel is a potent military force
Israel depends on classic air power for cover of its ground forces. Imagine, no, recall 2006 and Hezbollah and anti-tank weapons did to the IDF ground forces.
No air cover, because of S-400 defenses. Tanks shredded by even better anti-tank weapons (ATWs). The casualty counts mounting by the scores. Israel cannot fight and hold the Golan against Syria+Hezbollah under the conditions they will face. Their static positions will be struck by hundreds of rockets and missiles.
It’s just the timing of the Syrian effort. Probably a few years from now, after all of the terrorists are slain and the oil fields are reclaimed.
Putin watching and does nothing. sickening.
Does nothing? More like actively prevents the Russian forces in the country from doing anything.
Again, you are speaking from some sort of personal hatred emotion; President Putin, with over 20 yrs in the job, vast, incredible, almost unmatched success in pulling his nation from the brink of annihilation, with vast amounts of secret intelligence, diplomatic services, at his finger-tips, of being some sort of servant of the Occupying Forces in Palestine.
They are backed by the US, and their are powerful forces in the US just itching for a huge war with Russia. What the outcome would be I think we all feel sure, but on the way many would be slaughtered – including Russians, whom Putin is sworn to protect.
Your thinking appears to be child-like, lacking subtlety, foresight, and complexity. Like the American Regime, in fact. Try and expand your view-point, if your knee jerk hatred lets you.
OH, and study Putin. Listen the hours and hours of Q & A out there, his unscripted answers to unprepared questions, his autobiography, to get to know the man. Maybe then you could make an intelligent assessment.
Biswapriya Purkayastha
Putin’s base of power is the security vector, the Intel services and the Military.
So, what you say, over and over, from whatever knowledge you seem to think is accurate, could not be more wrong.
Just the opposite. The security services and the military respect and protect Putin because he has performed so well for two decades bringing back Russia from the abyss to SuperPower and global leader.
You want Russia to fight wars you think they should fight.
The Russians want to win and not fighting is the best way to win. Study The Art of War. Read it all again.
How do you know, exactly, that “Putin does nothing”. Are you privy to his private counsel, the phone calls, the Classified information he gets, his diplomatic manoeuvrings, the huge amount of secret intelligence he receives.
What you basically mean is “Putin watches and doesn’t rush in bombing and fighting and killing people. sickening.”
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I think its more the way of a calculated patience from Russia.
When the time is right Russia will act.
Meanwhile Israel is wasting money with these strikes. Did Israel achieve something except noise ?
Moreover, it shows the world clearly that Syria has defense modus whereas Israel is a real aggressor.
They get their bombs from donations, or are funded by taxpayers from all over the world
@MonaLisa: “Meanwhile Israel is wasting money with these strikes. ”
Not wasting Little Izzie’s own money — it’s only Uncle $cam’s money. There’s plenty more where that came from — good old Uncle will always cough up for his favourite nephew.
Putin will wait for Nutty yo ooh to get the head down deep in the sand before acting.
This nameless entity is nothing but useless paper tiger.
What did Turkey get for a sneak attack on a Russian plane ? More than $10 Billion export and tourism gone up in smoke in just few days .
There is no such a thing like chutzpah when you dealing with Russia.
Nutty Yahoo is already dead politically .Nobody gives a hoot about him and he will finish just like the one before who could not find any better chutzpah than to step on esplanades.
“Dear Ariel,with your little ass burning in Hell,we missing you”
I don’t think the zio-jews have a hell… apart from their own Israhell. .