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This morning's key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com
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**** Syria says that Israel bombed al-Mazzeh military airport near Damascus
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Huge explosions could be seen above the buildings of Damascus
The Syrian army said that Israel has launched a missile strike on the
al-Mazzeh military airport west of Damascus early on Friday morning.
The army said it was a "flagrant attack" by Israel with the purpose of
aiding the "terrorist groups" in Syria. According to the army
statement:
> [indent]<QUOTE>"Syrian army command and armed forces warn Israel of
> the repercussions of the flagrant attack and stresses its
> continued fight against (this) terrorism and amputate the arms of
> the perpetrators."<END QUOTE>[/indent]
Syrian state television quoted the army as saying several rockets were
fired from an area near Lake Tiberias in northern Israel just after
midnight. The report said that the rockets landed in the military
compound of the airbase, causing explosions and a large fire. Other
reports were contradictory, saying that the Israeli attack was from
missiles launched from Israeli warplanes.
Syria says that there have been several such attacks in the past, and
that they all coincided with defeats for the armed terrorist groups in
Syria, especially Jabhat al-Nusra (al-Nusra Front), which recently
changed its name to Jabhat Fateh al-Sham (JFS, Front for the Conquest
of Syria). Syria said that the purpose of the attack was to "raise
morale" of the terrorist organizations who are attempting to overthrow
the regime of Syria's president Bashar al-Assad.
Syria has sent letters to the United Nations demanding international
retaliation against Israel:
> [indent]<QUOTE>"The new Israeli missile attack on Mazzeh military
> airport west of Damascus comes within a long series of Israeli
> attacks since the beginning of the terrorist war on the
> sovereignty, territorial integrity and independence of Syria which
> has been planned in the Israeli, French and British intelligence
> agencies and their agents in Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Qatar and other
> countries that wanted to impose control and hegemony on Syria and
> the region."<END QUOTE>[/indent]
Iran's media added to the charges by claiming that Israel was
attempting to prevent Syria's army from restoring water supplies to
Damascus. SANA (Syria) and
Jerusalem Post and Press TV (Tehran)
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**** Israel's motive was probably to prevent weapons from reaching Hezbollah
****
As is their usual practice, Israel has neither confirmed nor denied
that the attack took place. Some analysts are saying that the large
explosions occurred because the target of the attacks was several
large weapons stores. Syria's army was using to those weapons to
attack rebels in Syria, but it's possible that Israel believed that
some of those weapons were to be transferred to Lebanon's Iran-backed
terrorist group Hezbollah.
Israel and Hezbollah fought a war in 2006 that largely ended in
stalemate. However, it's known that Iran has been supplying rockets
and other weapons to Hezbollah in preparation for the next war.
Israel has taken steps where possible to prevent other weapons from
reaching Hezbollah. Missiles and chemical weapons from Syria are
particular concerns.
In statements to Israel's parliament (Knesset) in December, Israel's
Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman described Israel's policy in Syria:
> [indent]<QUOTE>"Israel has no interest in intervening in the civil
> war in Syria. Our policies and our positions are very clear and
> are based on three red lines: we will not allow any harm to come
> to Israeli citizens, we will not allow any harm to the sovereignty
> of the State of Israel and we will not allow the smuggling of
> sophisticated weapons or chemical weapons from Syria to Lebanon
> for Hezbollah."<END QUOTE>[/indent]
Hezbollah’s major arms supply route between Damascus and Lebanon's
border has been targeted on several occasions in recent years by
Israeli air strikes. This has included strikes on warehouses and
convoys of weapons. Reuters and Israel National News and Middle East Monitor
Related Articles
KEYS: Generational Dynamics, Israel, Syria, al-Mazzeh military airport,
Russia, Iran, Bashar al-Assad, Jabhat al-Nusra, al-Nusra Front,
Jabhat Fateh al-Sham, JFS, Front for the Conquest of Syria,
Lebanon, Hezbollah, Avigdor Liberman
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This morning's key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com
- Syria says that Israel bombed al-Mazzeh military airport near Damascus
- Israel's motive was probably to prevent weapons from reaching Hezbollah
****
**** Syria says that Israel bombed al-Mazzeh military airport near Damascus
****
Huge explosions could be seen above the buildings of Damascus
The Syrian army said that Israel has launched a missile strike on the
al-Mazzeh military airport west of Damascus early on Friday morning.
The army said it was a "flagrant attack" by Israel with the purpose of
aiding the "terrorist groups" in Syria. According to the army
statement:
> [indent]<QUOTE>"Syrian army command and armed forces warn Israel of
> the repercussions of the flagrant attack and stresses its
> continued fight against (this) terrorism and amputate the arms of
> the perpetrators."<END QUOTE>[/indent]
Syrian state television quoted the army as saying several rockets were
fired from an area near Lake Tiberias in northern Israel just after
midnight. The report said that the rockets landed in the military
compound of the airbase, causing explosions and a large fire. Other
reports were contradictory, saying that the Israeli attack was from
missiles launched from Israeli warplanes.
Syria says that there have been several such attacks in the past, and
that they all coincided with defeats for the armed terrorist groups in
Syria, especially Jabhat al-Nusra (al-Nusra Front), which recently
changed its name to Jabhat Fateh al-Sham (JFS, Front for the Conquest
of Syria). Syria said that the purpose of the attack was to "raise
morale" of the terrorist organizations who are attempting to overthrow
the regime of Syria's president Bashar al-Assad.
Syria has sent letters to the United Nations demanding international
retaliation against Israel:
> [indent]<QUOTE>"The new Israeli missile attack on Mazzeh military
> airport west of Damascus comes within a long series of Israeli
> attacks since the beginning of the terrorist war on the
> sovereignty, territorial integrity and independence of Syria which
> has been planned in the Israeli, French and British intelligence
> agencies and their agents in Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Qatar and other
> countries that wanted to impose control and hegemony on Syria and
> the region."<END QUOTE>[/indent]
Iran's media added to the charges by claiming that Israel was
attempting to prevent Syria's army from restoring water supplies to
Damascus. SANA (Syria) and
Jerusalem Post and Press TV (Tehran)
****
**** Israel's motive was probably to prevent weapons from reaching Hezbollah
****
As is their usual practice, Israel has neither confirmed nor denied
that the attack took place. Some analysts are saying that the large
explosions occurred because the target of the attacks was several
large weapons stores. Syria's army was using to those weapons to
attack rebels in Syria, but it's possible that Israel believed that
some of those weapons were to be transferred to Lebanon's Iran-backed
terrorist group Hezbollah.
Israel and Hezbollah fought a war in 2006 that largely ended in
stalemate. However, it's known that Iran has been supplying rockets
and other weapons to Hezbollah in preparation for the next war.
Israel has taken steps where possible to prevent other weapons from
reaching Hezbollah. Missiles and chemical weapons from Syria are
particular concerns.
In statements to Israel's parliament (Knesset) in December, Israel's
Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman described Israel's policy in Syria:
> [indent]<QUOTE>"Israel has no interest in intervening in the civil
> war in Syria. Our policies and our positions are very clear and
> are based on three red lines: we will not allow any harm to come
> to Israeli citizens, we will not allow any harm to the sovereignty
> of the State of Israel and we will not allow the smuggling of
> sophisticated weapons or chemical weapons from Syria to Lebanon
> for Hezbollah."<END QUOTE>[/indent]
Hezbollah’s major arms supply route between Damascus and Lebanon's
border has been targeted on several occasions in recent years by
Israeli air strikes. This has included strikes on warehouses and
convoys of weapons. Reuters and Israel National News and Middle East Monitor
Related Articles
- Hezbollah building tunnels into Israel to prepare for next war (04-Jun-2016)
- Israel bombs targets in Syria with Russia's tacit cooperation (06-Dec-2015)
- How Israel panicked in pursuing the summer Lebanon war with Hezbollah (23-Dec-2006)
KEYS: Generational Dynamics, Israel, Syria, al-Mazzeh military airport,
Russia, Iran, Bashar al-Assad, Jabhat al-Nusra, al-Nusra Front,
Jabhat Fateh al-Sham, JFS, Front for the Conquest of Syria,
Lebanon, Hezbollah, Avigdor Liberman
Permanent web link to this article
Receive daily World View columns by e-mail
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John J. Xenakis
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Phone: 617-864-0010
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