Tag: Damascus

Video Appears To Show Syrian SAMs Flying Into The Ground During Israeli Raid

After a number of rockets were launched toward Israel by Iranian proxies, the Israel Air Force struck dozens of targets in Syria, including high-profile ones related to Iran’s Quds Force. Syria’s air defenses are largely made up of Soviet-era missiles and the Russian supplied S-300s don’t seem willing or able to fend off IAF strikes.

Israel Strikes Supposed Arms Depot At Syria’s Damascus International Airport

The outskirts of Syria’s capital were rocket in the early hours on Thursday by what is now reported to have been an air strike conducted by the Israeli Air Force on a compound located on the southwestern edge of Damascus International Airport. According to Reuters, the targeted facility supposedly was the location of a large weapons depot housing arms that were destined for Hezbollah and other Iranian-backed Shiite militias.