Syria Accuses Israel of Targeting T-4 Airbase in Homs
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| 09/07/2018
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Syrian state media reported Sunday night that Israel carried out a missile strike against the T-4 airbase near Homs.
Citing a military source, the official SANA news agency reported that Syrian air defenses responded to an “Israeli aggression” and intercepted a number of missiles targeting the airport. The source added that the country’s air defense forces “hit one of the attacking planes and forced the rest to leave the airspace."
Al Jazeera, citing Arab media sources, said between four to six rockets hit the air base and surrounding areas. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that the attack targeted "Iranian forces and pro-Assad militias" and that "there are likely fatalities."
Israel has made no comment on the attack.
http://www.iaf.org.il/5547-34894-HE/IAF.aspx
Syrian state media reported Sunday night that Israel carried out a missile strike against the T-4 airbase near Homs.
Citing a military source, the official SANA news agency reported that Syrian air defenses responded to an “Israeli aggression” and intercepted a number of missiles targeting the airport. The source added that the country’s air defense forces “hit one of the attacking planes and forced the rest to leave the airspace."
Al Jazeera, citing Arab media sources, said between four to six rockets hit the air base and surrounding areas. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that the attack targeted "Iranian forces and pro-Assad militias" and that "there are likely fatalities."
Israel has made no comment on the attack.
