Israel has struck again at targets in Syria. Generalization. Israeli air force strikes dozens of Iranian facilities in Syria

The situation in Syria has again come to the fore today. This night, a powerful missile strike, there are dead. The attack was carried out by Israeli aircraft, according to the Russian Defense Ministry. They told in detail how it was. Two F-15 fighter jets, without entering Syrian airspace, but from the Lebanese sky, fired eight missiles at a military facility. Syrian air defense managed to intercept five of them, the rest of the goals were achieved. And as if on cue, at the same moment, a ground attack of terrorists began.

And all this is active in the background developing history with fake chemicals in Duma. Western media they actively broadcast footage of small children allegedly hit by adults, without any protection, they are poured with water.

Last year's video - Khansheikhun - almost a carbon copy. But those accusations of a chemical attack became the reason for the Americans to launch a missile attack on the Syrian airfield. And once again there are calls for a tough response, and once again Trump is threatening on Twitter.

And this despite the fact that from the Duma itself, the last stronghold of the militants in Eastern Ghouta, now they are taking out those who agreed to lay down their arms. Here are just today's shots. That is, there are only a few days left until the complete liberation of the suburbs of Damascus, and, perhaps, it is precisely this that does not give peace to some in the west.

And today, Vladimir Putin discussed the situation in Syria by phone with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Russian leader drew attention to the inadmissibility of provocations and speculations.

Official Israel remains silent about the night incident. But the Russian Ministry of Defense has data that a strike on Syrian airbase"Tifor" caused two F-15 aircraft of the Israeli Air Force. They did not enter Syrian airspace; they fired missiles over Lebanese territory. Beirut, by the way, confirmed the violation of its air borders by the Israelis.

“Here we need to understand. There are a lot of messages about who flew, who did not fly. In Washington, at least this moment, denied that the strikes were carried out by the Americans or any of their coalition members. This once again indicates that it is becoming too dangerous there, in Syria, where players appeared who were not invited anywhere, who invited themselves there under the pretext of destroying ISIS, fighting terrorism, and then, in addition to this goal, began to appear and other goals, both announced and carefully concealed,” Sergey Lavrov noted.

It is no coincidence that Washington hastened to disown the raid. It was the Americans that many suspected when it was still unknown who had struck. After all, the day before, the United States promised to deal harshly with Syria. Trump went so far as to call Assad an animal, and threatened Russia and Iran that they would pay dearly for his support. All this is positioned as an alleged response to the alleged chemical attack in the city of Douma, in which, of course, Assad was blamed. The video was distributed by the infamous "White Helmets", who were caught on staged videos more than once, did not particularly bother this time either. On the video footage of the victims, as we are convinced, people without special clothing, with their bare hands, wash themselves with water from chemical weapons.

“Now that Assad’s victory is no longer in doubt, these gentlemen, with the help of such fake footage, want to attract attention to themselves and somehow change the nature of this war. Those who do not want to leave Syria are trying with the help of their mercenaries to do everything to stay there at least under some pretext,” explains former member United Nations Commission on Chemical and biological weapons Igor Nikulin.

The question is not who organized the chemical attack in the Duma, but whether there was a chemical attack at all? Those who were there, and not just saw scary videos on the Internet, doubt it.

“Our military specialists have already visited this place, representatives of the Syrian Red Crescent Society, which enjoys a very good reputation among international organizations including the UN and the International Committee of the Red Cross. They did not find any traces of the use of chlorine or the use of another chemical against civilians,” Sergey Lavrov said.

Here they are, the testimonies of the Red Crescent employees, who assure that they learned about the chemical attack in Duma, where they have been working for more than one year, from the news.

“From April 6 to April 8, only patients with shrapnel wounds and ordinary military injuries were admitted to the hospital. Not a single person was with chemical poisoning. I have not seen any evidence of a chemical attack in the patients of our hospital,” says Yasser Abdel Majid, a doctor at the central hospital in Douma.

“I am an emergency physician assistant, driving patients to a hospital in the city of Duma. From April 6 to April 8, we did not have a single victim of chemical poisoning, only ordinary injuries,” said Ahmed Saur, an ambulance driver in the city of Douma.

Moreover, the Red Crescent says that they have not seen signs of the use of chemical weapons in the past.

“There were three cases in January and February of this year. We were brought to the emergency department of people, allegedly affected by poisonous substances, with respiratory problems. After the physical examination, we did not find any problems, provided oxygen assistance, administered saline intravenously. And that's it. During my time in Duma, there was no evidence of the use of poisonous substances,” notes Mohammed Adnan Tbang.

And they knew everything. Those in the West who are now unsubstantiated accusing Assad. It was enough to recall Vladimir Putin's very recent warning in Astana. During trilateral talks with the leaders of Iran and Turkey Russian President warned that the militants were preparing a provocation with chemical weapons in the city of Duma.

“Any means are being used. We have received, for example, irrefutable evidence of the militants preparing provocations with the use of poisonous substances. In this regard, we agreed to build up trilateral coordination on all aspects of anti-terror, to increase the exchange of information,” Vladimir Putin said.

Everyone knew in the OPCW - the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons. The disturbing messages of the Syrian representatives were listened to and, it seems, they immediately forgot about what they had heard.

"Syrian representatives passed information to the UN Security Council, here, to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, they warned that a provocation with the use of chlorine was being prepared, all this was taken into account, but, unfortunately, this relapse could not be avoided," he said. Russian Permanent Representative to the OPCW Alexander Shulgin.

A relapse is when you look at what is happening, and the feeling does not leave you: we have already seen all this somewhere. Exactly one year ago, Khan Sheikhoun. The same shocking shots that the experts later talked about were staged. And the symptoms of poisoning did not match - the pupils of the victims, for example, were dilated, not constricted. And the author of that scandalous shooting, it turns out, was charged with terrorism and kidnapping. And a specially trained journalist, protected only by a symbolic respirator, without coughing, walked near a hole in the asphalt, where, as he assured, a chemical shell landed that day.

The West defiantly did not notice the arguments of reason, what then, what now. After Khan Sheikhoun, the Americans fired missiles at the Syrian Shayrat air base. Now - the Israelis, the air base "Tifor". The Pentagon does not rule out military action against Syria. And the UN Security Council is going on the initiative of nine countries led by the United States to discuss the chemical attack, the very fact of which has not yet been confirmed, but the perpetrators have already been appointed. True, then there will be a second meeting, already at the initiative of Russia about the threat international security.

And now about what is actually happening in the city of Duma. Live broadcast on the website of the Russian Ministry of Defense, checkpoint "Muhayam al-Vafedin". The militants voluntarily leave the city with their families. Why, then, was it necessary to poison someone with gas? Moreover, those leaving the Duma were asked about the alleged chemical attack, and they replied that they were hearing about it for the first time.

Syrian air defenses were able to destroy five of the eight missiles

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Moscow. April 9th. website - On Monday night, Israeli aircraft launched a missile attack from Lebanese airspace on an airfield in Syria, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.

"On April 9, in the period from 3:25 to 3:53 (Moscow time), two F-15 aircraft of the Israeli Air Force, without entering the airspace of Syria, from the territory of Lebanon, attacked the Tifor airfield with eight guided missiles," the Russian military department.

They added that the divisions air defense Syria was able to destroy five guided missiles, and three missiles reached the western part of the airfield. The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation stated that there were no Russian advisers in Syria among the victims.

Trump threatens

Earlier, US President Donald Trump threatened that the Syrian authorities, which he considers responsible for the use of chemical weapons, "will pay a high price." The American media, citing sources in official circles, did not rule out that he meant missile attacks on Syrian military facilities.

Last night, the official Syrian agency SANA reported that the territory of the air base in the province of Homs was subjected to rocket attack. According to the pan-Arab satellite channel Al Mayadeen, missiles from mediterranean sea flew towards Syria over Lebanese territory.

Syrian state television said on Monday that the Syrian air defense forces shot down several enemy missiles during a missile attack on the Tifor air base (T-4) of the government air force. It was reported about the dead and wounded at the base, but their number was not called.

On the night of February 10, Israeli fighter jets shot down an Iranian drone, which, according to Israel, was launched from Syrian territory. Then Israel in the central part of Syria in the region of the province of Damascus.

As a result of the attack Israeli Air Force lost at least one fighter, which came under fire from Syrian air defense systems. The fighter crashed in Israel, the pilots ejected.

In Iran, Israeli reports about the Iranian drone were called outrageous.

Subsequently, Israel turned to Russia with a request to intervene and prevent the escalation of the situation in Syria after the incident with the downed Iranian drone.

On the evening of February 10, the Kremlin press service reported that phone conversation Russian President Vladimir Putin with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. "The situation around the actions of the Israeli Air Force, which carried out missile strikes on targets in Syria, was discussed," the statement said.

The Russian side spoke in favor of avoiding any steps that could lead to a new round of confrontation in the region that is dangerous for everyone.

The next day, Israeli intelligence minister Yisrael Katz said that the strikes against Iranian military positions in Syria were a signal from Israel that it would not tolerate an Iranian military presence on its borders. According to Katz, the Iranians will have time to "think, understand and ask how Israel knows how to strike at these objects."

On the night of May 10, 2018, Iranian military formations in Syria fired 20 rockets at the positions of the Israel Defense Forces () on the Golan Heights. According to FAN with reference to the data of the Israeli military,

as a result of the shelling, no losses were recorded in the ranks of the IDF.

The attack used unguided missiles salvo fire"Grad" and "Fajr" models (created in Iran using North Korean technologies). Four Iranian missiles were shot down by Israeli tactical system missile defense"Iron Dome" (Eng. Iron Dome). The rest of the missiles fell on the territory of Syria, not reaching the Golan Heights.

The IDF blames the Iranian Revolutionary Guards al-Quds detachment and the commander of this joint Syrian-Iranian formation, Major General Qassim Soleimani, for the missile attack. Thus,

Israel for the first time directly accuses Iran of attacking its territory.

In response to the Iranian attack, the Israeli Air Force launched what the Israeli media estimated was the largest retaliatory missile strike since 1974. Israeli planes attacked dozens of Iranian military facilities in Syria.

According to the Syrian news agency SANA, dozens of Israeli missiles hit a radar station, Syrian air defense positions and an ammunition dump.

The IDF spokesman for the lieutenant general said that the Syrian air defenses tried to shoot down the Israeli Air Force planes, but were not successful, and a number of batteries were destroyed. RT reports that the Israeli Air Force bombed the positions of the Syrian army at the foot of the Golan Heights in Khan Arnaba.

Conricus could not name the exact number of Iranian and Syrian casualties, but noted that the strikes were concentrated "in lesser degree on people, and to a greater extent on military infrastructure and equipment.” According to him, this choice was due to the need "to permanently weaken the military presence of Iran in Syria."

Conricus also emphasized that

The Russian Federation was alerted via communication channels just before Israel's retaliatory strike on Syrian territory.

The United States backed Israel's strike on the Iranians and Syria, reports NSN. “[The Quds attack on Israel] once again proves that the Iranian regime cannot be trusted. Israel has every right to defend its sovereignty. We support them and will support any action aimed at self-defense, ”said the press secretary of the President of the United States.

The day before, on May 9, the Israeli Air Force had already launched a missile attack on the territory of the Syrian Arab Republic.

The attack was allegedly carried out by Israeli Air Force aircraft through Lebanese airspace. However, the IDF command does not comment on information about its involvement in the missile attack.

Syrian air defense forces were able to intercept and shoot down several missiles. The Israeli Air Force attacked an Iranian volunteer camp south of Damascus - the T4 airbase. Several explosions were heard in the El Kiswa intercept area. Two missiles were destroyed.

Lebanese journalist Sulome Anderson reported that the group is gathering all its reserves and forces in southern Lebanon near the Israeli border after Israeli air strikes on Iranian targets in the SAR.

Israeli warplanes conducted active observation flights in the Lebanese-Syrian region. Anderson suggested "by some indication" that further development conflict in Syria "may spread to Lebanon."

On the eve of May 8, Israel put troops on high alert and instructed local authorities in the Golan Heights.

From this area, "unusual activity" of Iranian forces in Syria was recorded. Local authorities were, in particular, instructed to open bomb shelters.

On Tuesday, May 8, the Israeli Prime Minister accused Iran of deploying "very dangerous weapons" in Syria. The politician added that these maneuvers are carried out as part of a campaign to create a threat to the Jewish state.

“Iran openly daily calls for destruction, wiping Israel off the face of the earth and practices unconditional aggression against us. Now Tehran is trying to accommodate a very dangerous weapon in Syria for the specific purpose of our destruction,” Netanyahu stressed.

Earlier, the US President announced Washington's withdrawal from the nuclear deal with Iran, accusing Tehran of creating nuclear weapons.

Contrary to expectations, the United States has not yet made any attempts to strike at Syria, but Israel has done it instead. Israeli army this is not the first time it has carried out attacks on Syrian targets, but the one that was carried out on Monday night has several features at once. One of them is extremely important and directly connected with Russia.

An airstrike on the T-4 airfield of the Syrian base of Et-Tiyas in Homs was carried out by two F-15 fighters of the Israeli Air Force, in the Russian Ministry of Defense. The ministry’s statement notes: “On April 9, between 03.25 and 03.53 Moscow time, two Israeli Air Force F-15 aircraft, without entering Syrian airspace, attacked the T-4 airfield with eight guided missiles from Lebanese territory. Air defense units of the SAR Armed Forces destroyed five guided missiles during the anti-aircraft battle. Three rockets, according to the Russian military, "reached the western part of the airfield." These missiles could not be shot down due to the fact that the electronic warfare systems at the very beginning of the attack faced overwhelming external influence, the source of which has not yet been established, the media.

According to the SANA agency, citing a military source, several people were killed and injured as a result of the attack. For example, there were unconfirmed reports of 14 dead, including Iranian military personnel. So, about two dead Iranians. “There are no casualties among Russian advisers in Syria,” the release emphasizes.

And the US involvement in the strikes on the Syrian military base. First Deputy Head international committee Federation Council Vladimir Dzhabarov expressed the opinion that Russia, through the defense and diplomatic departments, is already asking Israel about the reasons for the airstrike on the Syrian military base. “Israel could use some of its intelligence and decide on an airstrike,” he stated.

How could the Syrians shoot down Israeli missiles? “The Syrians have a wide range for the destruction of such missiles - from the Strela-10 air defense system to the Shilka and the Buk complex. They also have Pantsir complexes, a military expert told the VZGLYAD newspaper, Chief Editor magazine "Arsenal of the Fatherland" Viktor Murakhovsky.

On Monday, it was just about the fact that Russia supplied Syria with up to 40 anti-aircraft rocket and gun systems"Pantsir-S1" for protection against air attack. " It's about about exports, and not about deliveries from the presence of the Ministry of Defense, ”a source in the military department specified. ZRPK 96K6 "Pantsir-S1" is just designed for short-range cover of military and civilian facilities, including air defense systems long range, from all modern and promising funds air attack.

Al-Tiyas is the oldest and one of the largest air bases of the Syrian Air Force. It is located in a strategically important area, in close proximity to the road to Palmyra and not far from the main gas fields that supply Syria's thermal power plants with blue fuel. During military operation The Russian base in Syria was used as a jump airfield. The base was badly damaged and almost destroyed by an ISIS* attack in May 2016. In October of the same year, a new runway was built at al-Tiyas.

IN Lately it was reported that the airbase is believed to be partly under Iranian control and that Iranian troops are present there. It is from Al-Tiyas that planes attacking the positions of the Syrian rebels most often fly.

“Israel believes that the main arrays of Iranian unmanned aerial vehicles are deployed there, which, among other things, were shot down over Israeli territory. There command post, there themselves aircrafts and airfield division technical support”, Murakhovsky explained.

The press service of the Israeli armed forces declined to comment. However, the former chief military intelligence Israeli Amos Yadlin said that the Syrian night attack military base should be viewed in the context of the Israeli-Iranian confrontation, and it is a strike to prevent Iran from transferring weapons to Hezbollah in the first place.

Another Israeli general, former Air Force Commander Eitan Ben Eliyahu also said that Israel is seeking to prevent the concentration of Iranian forces in the area. However, in his opinion, this attack was connected with "the use of poisonous substances in the city of Duma." According to him, only the United States and Israel were capable of inflicting such a strike on the Syrian air base, but Washington "had no reason to hide the fact of a missile attack." In addition, according to Ben-Eliyahu, the Pentagon had too little time to prepare for such an attack.

The VZGLYAD newspaper details the alleged chemical attack in the Syrian Eastern Ghouta. There is no evidence that the attack took place and that it used chemical weapon, as well as reliable information about who used it, has not yet been presented. However, the United States and Great Britain have already rushed to blame Bashar al-Assad and Russia for everything.

Director of the Center for the Study of the Middle East and Central Asia Semyon Bagdasarov told the VZGLYAD newspaper: “The political prerequisites for the strike are the contradictions between Israel and Iran, the plans of Tehran, Hezbollah and other Shiite formations to reach the Syrian-Israeli border in the region of the province of El Quneitra, to the Golan Heights.”

“It is not known whether there were warehouses there or not, but the Israelis believe that wherever Iranian advisers are present, there are some kind of storage facilities, there are some kind of funds that are subsequently issued to Hezbollah or can be used by the Iranians against Israel. This is the reason why they struck,” the source added.

Recall that in February, the Israeli Air Force at the airbase at-Tiyas. The reason was that an Iranian drone was launched from this base, violating Israeli airspace. During the attack Syrian air defense shot down an Israeli F-16I fighter-bomber.

“Israeli aircraft attacked Syrian territory more than 100 times last year alone. The attacks are carried out only on the bases of the Iranians, where various types of missiles and spare parts for them are stored, which Iran transports to Hezbollah in Lebanon. In this case, warehouses were discovered, which were attacked. This is not the first time and not the second. Russia knows about this,” Yakov Kedmi, former director of the Israeli secret service Nativ, told the VZGLYAD newspaper. At the same time, according to him, Israel has never attacked any Syrian army, no Iranian advisers, no Shiite militias, no Hezbollah itself in Syria, but only specific attempts to transfer weapons to Hezbollah. “We do not interfere in all other issues,” the interlocutor emphasized.

The only important difference between the current attack is that the Israelis usually warned Moscow about the planned strikes, but this time, apparently, they did not. Although the US. This is especially critical amid tensions over the US-led campaign around the alleged chemical attack in Eastern Ghouta. Therefore, the Kremlin expressed its bewilderment. Russia is communicating with Israel through the appropriate channels in connection with the attack on the Syrian air base, Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov. The incident, he said, is a cause for concern for the Kremlin.

“There is nothing new in the attack itself as a whole, except perhaps for the fact that Russia has officially announced Israeli strike which has not been done before. The reason is that rumors began to spread that the attack was carried out by American aircraft, and in order to refute these rumors, Moscow exceptionally stated that it was done Israeli aircraft", - said Kedmi. He also added that no special political consequences you don't have to wait here.

* An organization in respect of which a court has made a final decision to liquidate or ban activities on the grounds provided for by the Federal Law "On countering extremist activity"