Contents tagged with Syria
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Netanyahu: Russia does not intend to interfere with Israel's actions in Syria
After the talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, which took place on May 9 in Moscow, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he had no reason to worry that Russia would interfere with Israel's actions in Syria. As reported on the Kremlin website, during a meeting with Netanyahu, Putin intended to talk about bilateral relations between Israel and Russia, as well as problems in the region. "The situation, unfortunately, is very acute. I want to express the hope that we will not …
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Israel puts troops in state of high alert
Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has ordered local authorities to prepare bomb shelters. This was after the military noted “irregular activity of Iranian forces in Syria,” the Jerusalem Post reported a military spokesman as saying.
Additionally, the Israeli military was put on high alert and deployed air defense forces in the northern part of the country, the newspaper reported.
“The IDF is prepared for various scenarios and warns that any aggression against Israel will be met with a severe …
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Israel strikes Iranian military base in Syria
The Israeli Air Force has carried out a missile attack on the military base in the town of Al-Kiswah near Damascus.
Syrian state agency SANA reports, citing military sources, that Syrian air defense shot down two Israeli missiles. According to the agency no one was killed.
The Arab media reports that Israeli strikes were aimed at Iranian military targets in Syria.
According to unconfirmed reports, the Israeli warplanes destroyed an Iranian weapons convoy carrying missiles intended for …
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Israeli minister threatens to overthrow Assad
Israeli Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz threatened to overthrow and kill Syrian President Bashar al-Assad if he continues to allow Iran to operate out of Syria, the Israeli news outlet Ynet reports.
The Israeli government accuses Iran, one of Syria’s primary allies, of striving to turn Syria into a hostile staging area. However, Israel promises to prevent this, even if it requires use of military force.
“If Syrian President Bashar al-Assad continues to allow the Iranians to operate out of …
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Media: Russian attack helicopter that crashed in Syria was shot down by a portable surface-to-air missile
The Russian Ka-52 Alligator attack helicopter that crashed in Syria may have been shot down by a missile fired from the ground, reported the newspaper Kommersant.
“According to unofficial information, the Ka-52 was shot down while patrolling the eastern territories of the Syrian Arab Republic when it was fired on by portable surface-to-air missile systems (MANPADS), which were at the disposal of radical Islamists,” the paper said.
On May 7, the Ministry of Defense reported the crash of a …
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Russian military helicopter crashes in Syria, crew killed
A Russian Ka-52 Alligator helicopter crashed in eastern Syria, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the Russian Ministry of Defense.
"While carrying out a planned flight over the eastern regions of the Syrian Arab Republic, the Russian Ka-52 helicopter crashed. Both pilots were killed, " the Ministry said.
It is reported that the bodies of the pilots were recovered and brought to the airbase.
According to preliminary information, the cause of the crash of the Russian helicopter in Syria …
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Iraqi Air Force strikes ISIS positions in Syria
The Iraqi Air Force carried out a series of strikes on the positions of ISIS in Syria, reported the press service of the Prime Minister of Iraq, Haider al-Abadi , the commander of the Armed Forces of the Republic.The statement notes that the purpose of the raid was the command center of the terrorists in the settlement of Dashisha (Khaseke province) in the northeast of Syria. The head of the Iraqi government ordered to conduct the operation.
On April 19, al-Abadi also ordered the Iraqi F-16 …
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Israel says hotline with Russia prevented downing of Russian warplane over Golan Heights
Former Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon said during an interview with RIA Novosti that a hotline between the Israeli military and their Russian counterparts in Syria, which has been in effect for nearly three years, helped to prevent a serious incident in the first months of its operation, when a Russian Air Force plane almost entered the airspace of the Jewish state.
"It [the hotline] saves lives because it helps to avoid misunderstandings. In the very beginning of Russian presence, …
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US Navy warplanes strike ISIS in Syria
According to the US Navy press service, the USA Navy strike group headed by the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier has reached the coast of Syria and has already started strikes against ISIS positions.
In a twitter message, the US Navy Forces Europe said that the US Navy started sorties against ISIS positions on May 3.
“The USS Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group conducts aviation ops May 3 in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, which began Oct. 17, 2014, to defeat ISIS in designated …
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Media: Russian fighter aicraft that crashed in Syria experienced engine failure
The Russian Su-30SM fighter aircraft that crashed after takeoff from Khmeimim airbase in Syria on May 4 had Khmeimim airbase in Syria on May 4 experienced an engine failure. The newspaper Kommersant reports, citing a source of in the military command, that there was a sharp drop in power of one of the engines before the fighter crashed. The exact cause of the crash will be determined only after the flight recorders are recovered from the water.
According to the newspaper, the aircraft began …