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Israeli Missiles Intercepted Over Syrian Port City Which Hosts Russian Navy
by Tyler Durden
Wednesday, Sep 25, 2024 - 09:45 AM
The Syrian Army has told Reuters that Israeli missiles have targeted the Syrian port city of Tartous shortly before midnight Tuesday evening (local time).
Syria's air defenses reportedly intercepted the inbound missiles, with Al Mayadeen saying that at least two Israeli missiles were observed inbound. There are currently widespread reports of multiple explosions.
Illustrative: missile intercept over Syria
Tartous is Syria's second largest coastal city. It lies just to the north of Lebanon, and Israeli attacks on it are very rare. Instead, most assaults have focused on Damascus and its environs over the past several years.
The staunchly pro-government stronghold didn't even come under much Israeli fire throughout the totality of the Syrian proxy war.
Russian bases and assets are positioned in Tartous and nearby along the coast, a reality which has also ensured that Israeli strikes there remain relatively rare. The Russian Navy's only deep water Mediterranean port is located in Tartous.
Israeli media has also picked up on the nighttime attack, and is writing that the Israeli Air Force was likely behind it.
Currently Israel is engaged in a new expanded anti-Hezbollah offensive in south Lebanon, which has resulted in over 550 Lebanese deaths and thousands of injuries.
There are fears that the fighting could spread through the region, if Shia paramilitary groups in Iraq and Syria get involved, and if Tehran directly enters the fighting in Lebanon. Damascus has always been a powerful state ally of Hezbollah.
Syrian air defenses confronting Israeli missiles off the coast of Tartous. pic.twitter.com/iG8V6TuoCl
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So far, the Assad government has remained uncharacteristically quiet regarding what's happening in Lebanon, even as some pro-Hezbollah Lebanese have questioned why Damascus hasn't come to Hezbollah's direct aid.
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A United States soldier looks inside his tool bag during a routine maintenance inspection of a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) weapon system at Andersen Air Force Base, in Guam, October 26, 2017 [File: US Army/Capt Adan Cazarez/Handout via Reuters]
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Iranian S-400 copies were hit by Israelis [See below for translation of article]
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Iranian S-400 copies were hit by Israelis
In the morning during Israeli raids on Iran by Sky Arabia have reported that the Israelis S-400 systems that had been received from Moscow were affected.
Many sources, however, say Russian people have not been affected S-400, but a / a systems Khordad and Bavar-313, which are copies of the S-300 and S-400 (according to the Iranians).
It is noted that on August 6, the New York Times, citing Russian officials, had indeed confirmed the transfer of S-400 in Iran.
But here are two issues: The participants S-400 in Israeli missile interceptions?
And finally they were affected by the Israeli airstrikes?
We will start with the second question. The S-400, did not come to Iran alone but with Russian crews.
If Israel hit any of these systems then knowingly it would hit the crews that handle them.
That would automatically mean dead Russians, which would not be good for Israel, especially at this time.
It is much more likely to be certain that the affected systems were Iranian copies of them S-300 and S-400, ie Khordad and Bavar-313.
The Iranians claim to have the same capabilities, but this is probably not true they do not cease to be their own systems that they produce themselves and they certainly have some dynamics.
As for the first question, precisely because the Russians did not want to be their dead soldier, It is believed that they did not choose to engage Israeli fighters and missiles immediately because if they did, I would not leave
Iranians claim to have participated in interceptions with impressive results but rather do not refer to Russian systems but to their own copies .
Probably, both Iranian soldiers who announced Tehran earlier should not have been killed there, but it will not be determined exactly where .
Then someone will say why their Russians sent them S-400, in Iran.
They were not sent to escalate but in case things get worse.
But Israeli and Iranian announcements show that this was a relief and not a real substance (and fortunately for
Israelis say they are satisfied with an attack that did not hit the energy and oil facilities, and the Iranians announced
As for the Israelis, they had notified the Iranians in advance that they would strike to have their time to evacuate in time.
From there on, the Western media will take over, which will dance to say that Israel's mission was a success.
The reality was this:
No one wanted to pull the strings anymore for fear of what would happen next.
But he also didn't want you to show that he did it back.
That is why Israel was slow to respond to the Iranian missile strikes on October 1st.
The golden «cut » should have been found that would allow everyone to disengage with the «front » high.
However, the danger has not subsided and this is not going to happen as the conflict continues in Gaza and Lebanon.
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