Tag: Israeli involvement in the Syrian Civil War

SANA cited the Syrian ministry of petroleum and mineral resources as saying that the fire “is believed to be an attack by a drone coming from the direction of Lebanese territorial waters.”

Senior Russian commanders on the ground in Syria actually admire the IDF and its aggressive style – as long as the IDF does not shoot down Ilyushin planes, of course.

Israel's response to a Hezbollah offensive, the spokesman warned, would target the southern Beirut suburbs of Dahieh, a Hezbollah stronghold that was attacked by Israel during the 2006 war.

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Defense Minister Vershinin noted that in 2013, Russia heeded Israel's wishes and suspended deliveries of the S-300 to Syria, but now the situation has changed, "and not through the fault of Russia."

Russia is enforcing a no fly zone and upgrading military equipment in Syria following the downing of the Ilyushin-20.

According to a report of Russian news agency Sputnik, one of the pilots was killed and the other is missing.

The ambassador did not comment on the news that Iranian proxies dressed in Syrian army uniforms have infiltrated the Assad regime's forces.

Putin also stressed that Iranian troops are not present in the de-escalation zone in southern Syria.

Also slated for departure from southern Syria, according to the Observatory, are ISIS affiliates Hayyaat Tahrir al-Sham and Jaysh Khalid Ibn al-Walid.

SANA suggested the attack used the new F-35 attack planes Israel has just received from the US.