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MartyTheGreek

(567 posts) Fri Jan 10, 2020, 07:53 AM Jan 2020

Reports: Unidentified planes strike targets in eastern Syria

Source: AP via. MSN

BEIRUT (AP) — Unidentified planes struck targets in Syria near the border with Iraq on Friday, reports said, triggering “a huge explosion” amid soaring tensions in the region between the U.S. and Iran."

"It reported several explosions in the border area. Deir Ezzor 24, an activist collective that reports on news in the border area, said that the planes strikes struck trucks carrying weapons and depots for ballistic missiles in the area. Omar Abu Laila, a Europe-based activist from Deir el-Zour who runs the group, said the attack triggered “a huge explosion” heard in the Syrian-Iraqi border."

Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/reports-unidentified-planes-strike-targets-in-eastern-syria/ar-BBYOq1f

The war continues! Looks like they hit the ammo depot. See if US MSM picks this up today.

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Reports: Unidentified planes strike targets in eastern Syria (Original Post) MartyTheGreek Jan 2020 OP

It was most likely Israel ripcord Jan 2020 #1

and Israel would want to keep the war drums drumming. gab13by13 Jan 2020 #3

More likely Israel takes a dim view of Iran transferring ballistic missiles to Hezbollah. nt EX500rider Jan 2020 #4

8 said killed in airstrike on pro-Iranian militia in eastern Syria (related; more info) icymist Jan 2020 #2

ripcord

(5,492 posts)

1. It was most likely Israel

Reply to MartyTheGreek (Original post)

Fri Jan 10, 2020, 09:15 AM

Jan 2020

They have a history of this type of air strikes in Syria.

gab13by13

(21,379 posts)

3. and Israel would want to keep the war drums drumming.

Reply to ripcord (Reply #1)

Fri Jan 10, 2020, 11:51 AM

Jan 2020

EX500rider

(10,849 posts)

4. More likely Israel takes a dim view of Iran transferring ballistic missiles to Hezbollah. nt

Reply to gab13by13 (Reply #3)

Fri Jan 10, 2020, 08:23 PM

Jan 2020

icymist

(15,888 posts)

2. 8 said killed in airstrike on pro-Iranian militia in eastern Syria (related; more info)

Reply to MartyTheGreek (Original post)

Fri Jan 10, 2020, 09:47 AM

Jan 2020

...The area struck is key to a land corridor for Tehran that links Iran across Iraq and Syria through Lebanon. The Observatory report claimed that Russian President Vladimir Putin had informed Syrian President Bashar Assad this week of a US intention to “close” the land corridor for good.

...Explosions were reported late Thursday at a base near the Iraqi-Syria border thought to be used by Shiite militias, in what was a suspected airstrike.

According to local news site DeirEzzor24, a weapons shipment to Lebanese terror group Hezbollah was targeted in the attack. The weapons reportedly included ballistic missiles belonging to the Imam Ali Brigade, a Shiite militia under the Iran-backed Popular Mobilization Forces umbrella.

The Lebanese Al-Mayadeen news outlet claimed that the raid was carried out by Israeli aircraft, citing sources in the field. It said the raid targeted a weapons transport.

There was also no immediate response from Israel, which does not generally comment on foreign reports of individual strikes.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/report-warplanes-target-weapons-shipment-on-iraq-syria-border/

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