U.S. officials confirm Israel hit Syria after suspected Ghouta chemical attack

[F-22Raptor]

WASHINGTON — Israel carried out air strikes against a Syrian air base early Monday morning and informed the U.S. in advance, two U.S. officials told NBC News.

The pre-dawn missile attack came hours after a deadly suspected poison gas attack on the last remaining foothold for rebels fighting the Assad regime.

A war-monitoring group said the overnight airstrikes killed 14 people, according to the Associated Press.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/...spected-ghouta-chemical-weapon-attack-n863821

 

[Isotope]

Why even have an airbase?

 

[gangsta_rap]

Why even have an airbase?

Why even have Russia around? The evacuated bases and allowed the IDF to step on the doormat. Fearing confrontation with the US is one thing but with Israel too? Interesting developments...

 

[Mhmoud]

Just to clear things up, the two events are not related.

 

[HannibalBarca]

Israel need no "Events" to strike...
Israel do not care about Civilians or "Gas attack"...
Israel has an Agenda and will pursue as long as the US is shielding her...
She did it for the past 7 years...

 

[Divergent]

Can Isra-hell not.

 

[Mhmoud]

Israel need no "Events" to strike...
Israel do not care about Civilians or "Gas attack"...
Israel has an Agenda and will pursue as long as the US is shielding her...
She did it for the past 7 years...

But there is an added PR value in them striking after a chem attack, in the way that they can claim to have the moral high ground, it being insignificant, and therefore not seen by outsiders as a blatant aggression, and finally, to put the spotlight away from their atrocities in Gaza.

 

[HannibalBarca]

But there is an added PR value in them striking after a chem attack, in the way that they can claim to have the moral high ground, it being insignificant, and therefore not seen by outsiders as a blatant aggression, and finally, to put the spotlight away from their atrocities in Gaza.

Ofc...It gives legitimacy in the eyes of ppl... it's just PR...
As for Gaza... We should be a bit clear on that subject... They don't care... whatever the world see them doing wrong or not... As long as the Lobby Makina is working well in the US and around the World..;then that all is Matter.

They behave like the one they are criticizing... They do not care about consequences...they act with whatever means at their disposition and that's it... Over and Over... They have a goal...and they will go for it... Same as ASSad...

The only difference is the scale...
Then come the Q "Does Murdering 10 or 100 the same?"

 

[Metanoia]

The illegal and illegitimate, rotten, state of Zionism is pursuing it's own agenda and it's hilarious how people are cheering them on. Pathetic.

Basically the zionist state is after the supply route from Tehran passing through Baghdad to Damascus and ending near the Syrian-zionist borders. All these air strikes on the airbases are basically trying to disrupt the supply operations.

EDIT: Another vital reason for these current air strikes is the 1) Timing due to the alleged chemical attacks and the US's more than usual rabid/aggressive attitude towards Syria and 2) The upcoming offensive to reclaim the territory near Golan and zionist borders. They're lashing out basically.

 

[Solomon2]

The illegal and illegitimate, rotten, state of Zionism is pursuing it's own agenda and it's hilarious how people are cheering them on. Pathetic...

"Hilarious"?


Tuesday April 10, 2018
In unusual praise, Arab social media users laud Israel for 'putting Iran in its place'
Dismissing criticism of Israel over reported strike on air base in Syria, ordinary Arabs urge Israel to continue raids on President Assad's arsenals, Iranian assets • "Luckily for Arabs, Israel is unwilling to accept Iranian control in Syria," man writes.

Daniel Siryoti


The area of Monday's airstrike in Syria

Arab social media users on Monday lauded Israel following a reported airstrike on a Syrian air base that killed 14 people, including Iranian military personnel.

Syria and allies Iran and Russia accused Israel of bombing the T4 airbase in Homs – an area that has been targeted by the Israeli Air Force in the past – but no official Israeli source has corroborated the reports.

In stark contrast to the condemnations and warnings against Israel by officials in Syria, Russia and Iran, many ordinary Arabs used social media to urge Israel to continue bombing Syrian-Iranian weapons positions across the war-torn country.

After learning of Saturday night's suspected chemical attack on the rebel-held Syrian town of Douma and seeing the shocking images of the victims, many of whom were children, many in the Arab world took to Facebook, Twitter and other online platforms to encourage Israel to continue raiding Syrian President Bashar Assad's arsenals.

"We must tell the truth, Israel is the only state that punishes Assad for the massacres he carries out," Khadr Abu al-Heij, a Palestinian living in Sweden, wrote on Al-Jazeera's popular comments portal.

"This is a shameful embarrassment for the Arab states. While Arab leaders just talk and say how horrible the massacre in Syria is, Israel keeps quiet and acts. Arabs, Syrians, Lebanese – who is the real enemy of the Arabs? Israel, or Iran that conquered Syria unopposed?" he wrote.

Egyptian Ismail bin Ismail also called on Israel to continue striking Syria, writing, "It turns out Israel not only has courage but also the brains to inflict losses on Iran in Syria. If there is one state that puts Iran in its place, it is Israel. It is no wonder that Damascus hides behind Russia and Iran. Assad is afraid of [Prime Minister Benjamin] Netanyahu and [Defense Minister Avigdor] Lieberman."

Lebanese Bassel al-Hassan wrote that Israel must continue its strikes in Syria, even at the cost of violating Lebanese airspace.

"Media reports say that the Israeli planes attacked from Lebanese territory, so why is Hezbollah quiet? Hezbollah works hand in hand with the Shiites in Iran and betrays its Arab brothers in Syria. Iran and Syria, with the assistance of Hezbollah and Shiite militias, conquered Syria by massacring the Sunni population and we, the Arabs, keep quiet," he wrote on Facebook.

"Thankfully, Israel is there to avenge the blood of our brothers. Luckily for the Arabs, Israel is unwilling to accept Iranian control in Syria. If it wasn't in Israel's interest, no Arab country would have stopped Iran. Where are the Arab leaders? They abandoned their people, just as they abandoned the Palestinians."