12 june 2019
This picture shows the bomb-laden unmanned aerial vehicle, which Syrian government forces shot down over Tal Meleh village in the western-central province of Hama on June 11, 2019
Syrian air defense systems have intercepted a number of “hostile” missiles fired by the Israeli military, more than a week after government force foiled another Israeli act of aggression against the country.
Syria’s official SANA news agency cited unnamed military sources as saying early on Wednesday that air defense systems were activated around the strategic Tel al-Hara hill, which overlooks the occupied Golan Heights in the country’s southwestern province of Dara’a.
The attack did cause some material damage, though there were no immediate reports about casualties from the strikes.
On Tuesday evening, Syrian air defense systems intercepted and shot down an unmanned aerial vehicle launched by members of the Jabhat Fateh al-Sham Takfiri terrorist group, formerly known as al-Nusra Front.
SANA reported that army forces shot down the drone loaded with bombs over Tal Meleh village in the western-central province of Hama.
On June 2, Syrian air defenses “confronted” and “downed hostile missiles” that were targeting positions in southwestern Damascus.
The aggression killed three Syrian soldiers and injured seven others, while causing some material damage.
A Syrian military source, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the missiles were coming from the direction of Syria’s Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.
On May 17, Syrian army said its air defense units had brought down several projectiles fired from Israeli-occupied territories.
Some residents in the Syrian capital said several loud explosions were heard near Damascus.
SANA, quoting an unnamed military official, reported that the projectiles came from “the direction of” Syria’s southwestern province of Quneitra near the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, adding that the air defense units had “countered” them.
Syrian air defense systems have intercepted a number of “hostile” missiles fired by the Israeli military, more than a week after government force foiled another Israeli act of aggression against the country.
Syria’s official SANA news agency cited unnamed military sources as saying early on Wednesday that air defense systems were activated around the strategic Tel al-Hara hill, which overlooks the occupied Golan Heights in the country’s southwestern province of Dara’a.
The attack did cause some material damage, though there were no immediate reports about casualties from the strikes.
On Tuesday evening, Syrian air defense systems intercepted and shot down an unmanned aerial vehicle launched by members of the Jabhat Fateh al-Sham Takfiri terrorist group, formerly known as al-Nusra Front.
SANA reported that army forces shot down the drone loaded with bombs over Tal Meleh village in the western-central province of Hama.
On June 2, Syrian air defenses “confronted” and “downed hostile missiles” that were targeting positions in southwestern Damascus.
The aggression killed three Syrian soldiers and injured seven others, while causing some material damage.
A Syrian military source, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the missiles were coming from the direction of Syria’s Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.
On May 17, Syrian army said its air defense units had brought down several projectiles fired from Israeli-occupied territories.
Some residents in the Syrian capital said several loud explosions were heard near Damascus.
SANA, quoting an unnamed military official, reported that the projectiles came from “the direction of” Syria’s southwestern province of Quneitra near the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, adding that the air defense units had “countered” them.
3 june 2019
In a rare public acknowledgement of Israeli operations, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he personally ordered the recent airstrikes against Syrian military positions.
The Israeli premier made the provocative remarks on Sunday shortly after new air raids struck Syrian military positions in the southern region of Quneitra near the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, killing three soldiers and wounding seven others.
Israel claims it was responding to two rockets allegedly launched from Syria late Saturday, which caused no casualties.
“We will not tolerate firing into our territory and will respond fiercely against any aggression against us,” Netanyahu said.
Hours after the Quneitra airstrikes, Israel launched missile attacks against the T-4 airbase near the western Syrian city of Homs, killing an army soldier and wounding two others.
The Syrian air defense reportedly managed to successfully intercept a number of the missiles.
The Israeli prime minister further threatened strikes against positions of Iranian military advisers in Syria, claiming that “anyone who tries to hurt us will be hurt far worse.”
The Israeli air force has staged repeated air raids against Syrian military bases that it claims are used by Iranian military advisers.
Iranian advisers are in Syria on the request of the country's legitimate government to help the Syrian army in its fight against foreign-backed militants.
Syria’s official SANA news agency said the recent Israeli airstrikes are an attempt to prop up terrorist groups based in western provinces of Hama and Idlib that have been suffering heavy defeats against Syrian government forces.
“The aggression comes in conjunction with the terrorists in Hama and Idlib,” SANA wrote on Sunday night.
“The Israeli enemy has intervened over the past several years to support its collapsing terrorist tools,” the report said.
SANA said the attacks came after Syrian forces liberated several villages in Idlib from “terrorist groups.”
Israel has been providing medical treatment to extremist elements wounded in Syria. Numerous reports have also emerged of the discovery of Israeli-made weapons and military equipment during clean-up operations by the Syrian army.
The Tel Aviv regime reportedly used to arm at least seven different terror groups in the occupied Golan Heights.
In recent weeks, Syrian armed forces, under Russia’s air cover, have been conducting counter-terrorism operations in areas surrounding Idlib, the last significant militant stronghold in Syria.
Recently, the Syrian army has warned civilians to leave Idlib amid preparations for a final military campaign to flush terrorists out of the region.
Trump urges Russia, Syria to stop bombing Idlib
US President Donald Trump on Sunday urged Russia and Syrian government forces to stop bombing Idlib after Moscow said it would continue to back a month-long Syrian offensive there.
On Friday, the Kremlin said it was Turkey’s responsibility to stop terrorists in Idlib from firing at civilian and Russian targets.
Turkey and Russia brokered a deal in September 2018 to create a demilitarized zone in Idlib that would be evacuated of all heavy weapons and militants.
The Kremlin on Monday rebuffed Trump's criticism, saying the offensive was justified because it was targeting "terrorists."
When asked about Trump's criticism on Monday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters that terrorists were using Idlib as a base to launch attacks against civilian and military targets, something he called unacceptable.
The Israeli premier made the provocative remarks on Sunday shortly after new air raids struck Syrian military positions in the southern region of Quneitra near the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, killing three soldiers and wounding seven others.
Israel claims it was responding to two rockets allegedly launched from Syria late Saturday, which caused no casualties.
“We will not tolerate firing into our territory and will respond fiercely against any aggression against us,” Netanyahu said.
Hours after the Quneitra airstrikes, Israel launched missile attacks against the T-4 airbase near the western Syrian city of Homs, killing an army soldier and wounding two others.
The Syrian air defense reportedly managed to successfully intercept a number of the missiles.
The Israeli prime minister further threatened strikes against positions of Iranian military advisers in Syria, claiming that “anyone who tries to hurt us will be hurt far worse.”
The Israeli air force has staged repeated air raids against Syrian military bases that it claims are used by Iranian military advisers.
Iranian advisers are in Syria on the request of the country's legitimate government to help the Syrian army in its fight against foreign-backed militants.
Syria’s official SANA news agency said the recent Israeli airstrikes are an attempt to prop up terrorist groups based in western provinces of Hama and Idlib that have been suffering heavy defeats against Syrian government forces.
“The aggression comes in conjunction with the terrorists in Hama and Idlib,” SANA wrote on Sunday night.
“The Israeli enemy has intervened over the past several years to support its collapsing terrorist tools,” the report said.
SANA said the attacks came after Syrian forces liberated several villages in Idlib from “terrorist groups.”
Israel has been providing medical treatment to extremist elements wounded in Syria. Numerous reports have also emerged of the discovery of Israeli-made weapons and military equipment during clean-up operations by the Syrian army.
The Tel Aviv regime reportedly used to arm at least seven different terror groups in the occupied Golan Heights.
In recent weeks, Syrian armed forces, under Russia’s air cover, have been conducting counter-terrorism operations in areas surrounding Idlib, the last significant militant stronghold in Syria.
Recently, the Syrian army has warned civilians to leave Idlib amid preparations for a final military campaign to flush terrorists out of the region.
Trump urges Russia, Syria to stop bombing Idlib
US President Donald Trump on Sunday urged Russia and Syrian government forces to stop bombing Idlib after Moscow said it would continue to back a month-long Syrian offensive there.
On Friday, the Kremlin said it was Turkey’s responsibility to stop terrorists in Idlib from firing at civilian and Russian targets.
Turkey and Russia brokered a deal in September 2018 to create a demilitarized zone in Idlib that would be evacuated of all heavy weapons and militants.
The Kremlin on Monday rebuffed Trump's criticism, saying the offensive was justified because it was targeting "terrorists."
When asked about Trump's criticism on Monday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters that terrorists were using Idlib as a base to launch attacks against civilian and military targets, something he called unacceptable.
The reported attack - which killed several soldiers, damaged buildings and equipment - came only hours after Boeing 747 belonging to an Iranian airline used by Revolutionary Guards to smuggle weapons to their allies in Tehran, landed in the airbase that was struck
Syrian air defenses on Sunday intercepted an Israeli attack on the T-4 airbase in Homs province, state TV reported, citing a Syrian military source.
he Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, an opposition's war monitor, said that at least five people were killed - three of which were Syrian soldiers - and two others wounded, and that an ammunition warehouse was hit in addition to damage to buildings and equipment.
The alleged nighttime raid comes a day after 10 people - including three Syrian soldiers and seven foreign nationals - were killed in an Israeli attack on Syrian military positions in the country's south.
Both attacks occured only a few hours after a Boeing 747 belonging to Iranian airline Fars Air Qeshm - used by the country’s Revolutionary Guards to smuggle weapons to Tehran’s allies - landed in the T-4 airbase. The plane conducted a direct flight from the Iranian capital to Beirut for the first time last November.
The Fars Air Qeshm EP-FAB plane landed in Homs on Saturday morning at 8:45am and took off for Tehran three hours later. In the past Israel has already attacked in the country following reports of the 27-year-old Jumbo jet unloading cargo.
An Israeli military spokesman confirmed on Saturday that Israel targeted several military positions in Syria. He said the targets included two artillery batteries, several observation and intelligence posts and an SA2 air defense unit.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday morning he "instructed the IDF to take strong action" in response to a rocket fire, targeting Israel's only ski resort on Mount Hermon on Saturday evening.
“We are not prepared to tolerate rocket fire at our territory and will respond with great force to any aggression against us,” said the prime minister. “This has consistently been my policy and this is what we will continue to do for Israel’s security."
Syria says its T-4 airbase near Homs targeted by Israeli missiles
Israel has launched missile attacks against the T-4 airbase near the city of Homs in Western Syria , killing an army soldier and wounding two others, Syrian state media says.
Syrian military sources confirmed at least one army soldier was killed in the attack that targeted the T-4 airbase just after midnight Sunday. The strike also injured two other soldiers and damaged an arms warehouse.
The Syrian air defense reportedly managed to successfully intercept a number of the missiles.
This comes a day after a similar Israeli airstrike hit the countryside of the capital Damascus.
Syria’s official SANA news agency quoted an anonymous military source as saying that the air defenses had “confronted” and “downed the hostile missiles” that were targeting positions in southwestern Damascus at 03:22 am local time (0030 GMT) on Sunday.
Israel has repeatedly attacked positions inside Syria. The Syrian military has mostly absorbed the Israeli strikes, locking its defense systems on incoming fire.
Bomb attack in Aleppo
Also on Sunday, a car bomb went off near a bustling market and mosque in A'zaz near Aleppo, northwest of Syria, killing at least 17 people and wounded over 20 others.
Four children were among those killed in the explosion in A'zaz, at the heart of a Turkish zone of influence in Aleppo province, said London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
No group has yet claimed responsibility for the attack.
The bombing comes one day after a similar explosion killed 10 people and wounded 20 in the northeastern city of Raqqah.
A'zaz is held by Turkish-backed militants. Ankara launched an operation in 2016, seizing areas in northern Syria, including A'zaz, from Daesh terrorists.
The move was widely seen to be aimed at preventing the advance of US-backed Kurdish forces toward the Turkish border.
Syrian air defenses on Sunday intercepted an Israeli attack on the T-4 airbase in Homs province, state TV reported, citing a Syrian military source.
he Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, an opposition's war monitor, said that at least five people were killed - three of which were Syrian soldiers - and two others wounded, and that an ammunition warehouse was hit in addition to damage to buildings and equipment.
The alleged nighttime raid comes a day after 10 people - including three Syrian soldiers and seven foreign nationals - were killed in an Israeli attack on Syrian military positions in the country's south.
Both attacks occured only a few hours after a Boeing 747 belonging to Iranian airline Fars Air Qeshm - used by the country’s Revolutionary Guards to smuggle weapons to Tehran’s allies - landed in the T-4 airbase. The plane conducted a direct flight from the Iranian capital to Beirut for the first time last November.
The Fars Air Qeshm EP-FAB plane landed in Homs on Saturday morning at 8:45am and took off for Tehran three hours later. In the past Israel has already attacked in the country following reports of the 27-year-old Jumbo jet unloading cargo.
An Israeli military spokesman confirmed on Saturday that Israel targeted several military positions in Syria. He said the targets included two artillery batteries, several observation and intelligence posts and an SA2 air defense unit.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday morning he "instructed the IDF to take strong action" in response to a rocket fire, targeting Israel's only ski resort on Mount Hermon on Saturday evening.
“We are not prepared to tolerate rocket fire at our territory and will respond with great force to any aggression against us,” said the prime minister. “This has consistently been my policy and this is what we will continue to do for Israel’s security."
Syria says its T-4 airbase near Homs targeted by Israeli missiles
Israel has launched missile attacks against the T-4 airbase near the city of Homs in Western Syria , killing an army soldier and wounding two others, Syrian state media says.
Syrian military sources confirmed at least one army soldier was killed in the attack that targeted the T-4 airbase just after midnight Sunday. The strike also injured two other soldiers and damaged an arms warehouse.
The Syrian air defense reportedly managed to successfully intercept a number of the missiles.
This comes a day after a similar Israeli airstrike hit the countryside of the capital Damascus.
Syria’s official SANA news agency quoted an anonymous military source as saying that the air defenses had “confronted” and “downed the hostile missiles” that were targeting positions in southwestern Damascus at 03:22 am local time (0030 GMT) on Sunday.
Israel has repeatedly attacked positions inside Syria. The Syrian military has mostly absorbed the Israeli strikes, locking its defense systems on incoming fire.
Bomb attack in Aleppo
Also on Sunday, a car bomb went off near a bustling market and mosque in A'zaz near Aleppo, northwest of Syria, killing at least 17 people and wounded over 20 others.
Four children were among those killed in the explosion in A'zaz, at the heart of a Turkish zone of influence in Aleppo province, said London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
No group has yet claimed responsibility for the attack.
The bombing comes one day after a similar explosion killed 10 people and wounded 20 in the northeastern city of Raqqah.
A'zaz is held by Turkish-backed militants. Ankara launched an operation in 2016, seizing areas in northern Syria, including A'zaz, from Daesh terrorists.
The move was widely seen to be aimed at preventing the advance of US-backed Kurdish forces toward the Turkish border.
2 june 2019
Three soldiers belonging to the Assad regime and 7 foreign nationals died in IAF strikes on Syrian military positions, according to state-run media reports; IDF confirms it struck air defense units, artillery batteries, observation and intelligence posts
Israel Defense Force attacked Syrian military positions in the country's south early Sunday, killing 10 people - including three soldiers and seven foreign nationals - as well as wounding seven others, Syria's state-run media reported. The IDF later confirmed the strikes came in response to several rockets being fired into northern Israel from Syrian territory late Saturday.
State news agency SANA quoted an unnamed military official as saying the attacks struck military positions in the southern region of Quneitra, near the Golan Heights. They also caused material damage, it said.
An Israeli military spokesman confirmed on Twitter that Israel targeted several military positions in Syria. He said the targets included two artillery batteries, several observation and intelligence posts and an SA2 air defense unit.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday he "instructed the IDF to take strong action" in response to the rocket fire, targeting Israel's only ski resort on Mount Hermon.
“We are not prepared to tolerate rocket fire at our territory and will respond with great force to any aggression against us,” said the prime minister. “This has consistently been my policy and this is what we will continue to do for Israel’s security."
The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, an opposition's war monitor, said Israeli warplanes struck positions and an arms depot of Iranian troops and Lebanon's Hezbollah fighters.
The attacks came hours after the Israeli military said two projectiles were fired from Syria toward Mt. Hermon in the Golan Heights.
The Israeli military said Saturday there were no reports of casualties or damage. Israeli media said that sirens warning of incoming rockets were not activated.
Israel has acknowledged carrying out dozens of airstrikes in Syria on Iranian targets and Tehran's allies.
Last week, Israeli aircraft hit a Syrian military post after the army said an anti-aircraft missile was fired at one of its fighter jets. Syrian media said a soldier was killed in that airstrike.
Israel says it will not allow Iran, which has sent forces to help President Bashar Assad in Syria's civil war, to establish a permanent military presence in Syria.
For years, Israel has remained largely silent about its attacks against Iran and its Shiite proxies operating in neighboring Syria. But in recent months, military and political leaders have become increasingly outspoken about these activities.
Israel Defense Force attacked Syrian military positions in the country's south early Sunday, killing 10 people - including three soldiers and seven foreign nationals - as well as wounding seven others, Syria's state-run media reported. The IDF later confirmed the strikes came in response to several rockets being fired into northern Israel from Syrian territory late Saturday.
State news agency SANA quoted an unnamed military official as saying the attacks struck military positions in the southern region of Quneitra, near the Golan Heights. They also caused material damage, it said.
An Israeli military spokesman confirmed on Twitter that Israel targeted several military positions in Syria. He said the targets included two artillery batteries, several observation and intelligence posts and an SA2 air defense unit.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday he "instructed the IDF to take strong action" in response to the rocket fire, targeting Israel's only ski resort on Mount Hermon.
“We are not prepared to tolerate rocket fire at our territory and will respond with great force to any aggression against us,” said the prime minister. “This has consistently been my policy and this is what we will continue to do for Israel’s security."
The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, an opposition's war monitor, said Israeli warplanes struck positions and an arms depot of Iranian troops and Lebanon's Hezbollah fighters.
The attacks came hours after the Israeli military said two projectiles were fired from Syria toward Mt. Hermon in the Golan Heights.
The Israeli military said Saturday there were no reports of casualties or damage. Israeli media said that sirens warning of incoming rockets were not activated.
Israel has acknowledged carrying out dozens of airstrikes in Syria on Iranian targets and Tehran's allies.
Last week, Israeli aircraft hit a Syrian military post after the army said an anti-aircraft missile was fired at one of its fighter jets. Syrian media said a soldier was killed in that airstrike.
Israel says it will not allow Iran, which has sent forces to help President Bashar Assad in Syria's civil war, to establish a permanent military presence in Syria.
For years, Israel has remained largely silent about its attacks against Iran and its Shiite proxies operating in neighboring Syria. But in recent months, military and political leaders have become increasingly outspoken about these activities.
