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Israeli airstrike hits Iran-backed arms depots near Damascus, says war monitor
worldisraelnews ^ | 3/17/21 | staff

Posted on 03/18/2021 5:44:44 AM PDT by Roman_War_Criminal

On Tuesday night, Israel launched an airstrike on two ammunition depots maintained by Iran-backed militias in the suburbs of the Syrian capital Damascus.

Air defenses responded to the strikes, state television reported.

State TV said Syrian air defense shot down some of the Israeli missiles before they hit their targets. It gave no further details or say which suburbs came under attack.

They were the first attacks since Feb. 28, when Israeli missiles struck southern suburbs of Damascus.

Israel has launched hundreds of strikes against Iran-linked military targets in Syria over the years but rarely acknowledges or discusses such operations.

Iranian entrenchment on Israel’s northern border remains a red line for the Jewish State, and it has repeatedly struck Iran-linked facilities and weapons convoys destined for Lebanon’s Hezbollah terror group.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Israel; News/Current Events; Syria
KEYWORDS: damascus; idf; iran; middleeast

1 posted on 03/18/2021 5:44:44 AM PDT by Roman_War_Criminal
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To: dennisw; Cachelot; Nix 2; veronica; Catspaw; knighthawk; Alouette; Optimist; weikel; Lent; GregB; ..
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2 posted on 03/18/2021 6:22:29 AM PDT by SJackson (A city for sale and doomed to quick destruction, if it should find a buyer, Gaius Sallustius Crispu)
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To: SJackson

As long as lran is in Syria it’s open season.


3 posted on 03/18/2021 7:44:10 AM PDT by DIRTYSECRET (`)
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

Good for Israel another weapons depot bites the dust.


4 posted on 03/18/2021 9:02:25 AM PDT by StoneWall Brigade
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

That was probably an impressive sight to see.


5 posted on 03/18/2021 9:08:13 AM PDT by lurk ( )
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