Syria Fires at Israeli Aircraft

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[TheRedSoxWinThePennant]

Looks like it is just breaking

[TheRedSoxWinThePennant]

Should be interesting

[FreedomPoster]

The Israelis broke the sound barrier and "dropped ammunition" over deserted areas of northern Syria overnight, the spokesman was quoted by the official Syrian Arab News Agency.

Flares & chaff?

[PGalt]

BUMP!

[hlmencken3]

oh please

the ap quoting arab sources?

don’t get too excited just yet

[paulcissa]

A probe & diversion? Strategic two-fer?

[cardinal4]

Flares & chaff?

More than likely if they had been illuminated by targeting radar on the ground. But hey, why let facts get in the way of a provacation?

[edcoil]

Russia’s been doing the same thing over Northern Europe.

Last night they flew eight bombers over.

Witht he Iraq war winding down, everyone wants attention.

[Reaganesque]

...deserted areas of northern Syria...

Well, it's deserted now...

[muawiyah]

More than likely this was to get the Turks in Northern Iraq to "light up" their air defense systems.

The IDF will have to get by them before they can take out the Iranian nuclear weapons program.

[jhpigott]

16:12 IDF says it will not comment on reported incident in Syria (Reuters)

interesting response - i guess they are not outright denying the incident

[cardinal4]

The Israelis enjoy a cordial relationship with Turkey, I thought. Plus, why fly North to turn east, when they can just vary their ‘81 profile? Just fly due east over Jordan and continue over Iraq? Im sure our radars their will be “down for maintenence” at the time, as long as Israel keeps us in the loop. Hell, they could even tank the strike over Iraq. The tactical AND strategic benefits to us if Israel were to do it would be great..

[jdm]

IDF 'looking into' report of Israeli aircraft crossing into Syrian airspace

Commenting on Thursday's Syrian Arab News Agency report regarding an Israeli aircraft breaching Syrian airspace, the IDF said that it has "no information supporting the claim that an Israeli aircraft was fired upon."

Military sources told Ynet that the IDF is looking into the report. (Hanan Greenberg)

[maquiladora]

"Local residents said they heard the sound of five planes or more above Tal al-Abiad area on Syria's border with Turkey, around 160 km (100 miles) north of the Syrian city of Rakka."

http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSL0620459420070906?src=090607_0913_DOUBLEFEATURE_thompsons_in&pageNumber=2

[Thermalseeker]

Im sure our radars their will be “down for maintenence” at the time, as long as Israel keeps us in the loop.

Actually, I would expect for us to provide AWACS and tanker/refueling support if they ask.....then again, the thought of an American F-22 or F-18 putting a smart bomb up Stinky's butt as payback for 1979 makes me smile......

[Fitzcarraldo]

Syria says Israeli jets bomb territory

[Sax]

http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/901650.html - not a heck of a lot more here.

[cardinal4]

Actually, providing that type of support would be a bad idea. Better to let the Israelis use their own tankers and support, while we provide a safe lane for entry and egress. That way we can say with a straight face we never saw a thing. Diplomatically it would the best way to go. Until of course an embedded Clintonista leaks our safe passage lane to the press..

[maquiladora]

It’s possible these were US aircraft and not Israeli.

[maquiladora]

The most interesting thing about this is where it happening, in the extreme north of Syria, nowhere near the Israeli border or any potential flashpoints.

It's possible they were conducting an exercise in Turkish airspace and perhap went over the border into Syrian airspace.

[George W. Bush]

The appropriate Israeli response is thermonuclear.