### - don't know that one... is that the B-side?
### - don't know that one... is that the B-side?
this is one of my self created euphemisms
meaning of course we are fucked.
barry mcguire is singing in the bullpen.
we're fucked now.
AIR raid sirens are sounding in Israel as heavy artillery fire ripples >through the Golan Heights following an air strike which destroyed an
Iranian weapons depot.
ISRAEL and Syria are exchanging heavy artillery fire in the Golan Heights.
http://www.news.com.au/world/syria-and-israel-exchange-artillery-fire-over-golan-heights/news-story/980feb9189f20e8ff86801d0a4853be1
Both sides accuse the other of initiating the exchange which so far has >involved a barrage of 20 heavy rockets from Syrian forces aimed at
entrenched Israeli forces. Israeli media reports ‘multiple’ interceptions >by its Iron Dome defence system, but concedes ‘some’ managed to get >through.
There is as yet no reports of damage or casualties.
Israeli tanks have also been observed firing from their Golan Heights >revetments into positions believed occupied by Iranian forces assisting >Syria’s President Assad regime.
“This was an Iranian event was a significant event and it will not be >tolerated,” IDF Spokesman Brigadier-General Ronen Manelis has told local >media, adding that there would be an IDF response.
But pro-Syrian regime news outlet al-Mayadeen reports any further strikes
by Israel will be met by “larger” attacks.
Air raid sirens went off in Israel shortly after the Syrian state news
agency and activists reported rocket fire from Israel into southern Syria >just before midnight local time.
“Around 12.10 in the morning there were some 20 projectiles fired towards >communities in the Golan Heights fired by Iranian Revolutionary Guard >Corp’s elite Quds Force,” the IDF stated. The projectiles appear aimed at >Israeli military emplacements in the occupied Golan Heights which were
seized from Syria in 1981.
Warning sirens were activated in the nearby communities of Majdal Shams,
Neve Ativ, Nimrod, Masa’ade, Buqa’ata, Odem, and El Rom.
The barrage of rockets came shortly after a reported, but unconfirmed, >Israeli strike on Syrian government targets just across the border.
The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says aircraft had
flown over the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, adjacent to southern Syria, >shortly before the exchange. There are no immediate reports of air strikes.
Israel’s military has been on heightened alert, fearing an attack from >Syria. Syria and Iran have accused Israel of carrying out a series of air >strikes on Iranian targets in Syria in recent weeks. Israel has not
confirmed or denied involvement.
### - air raid sirens going off in Israel?? here we go - it's started!
now we'll see what happens wont we huh...
not good!
IDF warns Syrian military not to interfere as it pummels Iranian targets
in largest direct exchange between Jerusalem, Tehran
Some 20 rockets were fired at Israeli military bases by Iranian forces
from southern Syria just after midnight on Thursday, sparking the largest
ever direct clash between Jerusalem and Tehran, with Israeli jets
targeting numerous Iranian-controlled sites across Syria.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/after-iranian-barrage-israel-launches-massive-counterattack-in-syria/
The Israeli army said the initial missile barrage was carried out by
members of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps’ Quds Forces. This >appeared to be the first time that Israel attributed an attack directly to >Iran, which generally operates through proxies.
Some of the incoming missiles were intercepted by the Iron Dome defense >system, the army said. There were no reports of Israeli casualties in the >attack. An IDF spokesperson said damage was caused to Israeli military
bases, but that it was “limited.”
In response, Israel launched an extensive retaliatory campaign, striking >suspected Iranian bases throughout Syria for hours following the initial >Iranian bombardment, an Israeli military spokesperson said, warning Syrian >dictator Bashar Assad not to get involved.
“The Israel Defense Forces is taking action at this moment against Iranian >targets in Syria. Any Syrian involvement against this move will be met
with the utmost seriousness,” wrote Avichay Adraee, the Israeli military’s >Arabic-language spokesperson, on Twitter.
According to Arabic media reports, the Israel Defense Forces struck
numerous targets across Syria, including weapons depots and Assad regime >radar and air defense systems.
The Israeli military would not immediately comment on its specific targets.
Syrian rebels reported these strikes were targeted three air fields: the >Shayrat air base, which was targeted by the United States last year for
its role in an alleged chemical attack in the Syrian town fo Khan
Shaykhun; the Tha’lah air base, in southwest Syria, which has been tied to >Hezbollah; and the Mezzeh military air field outside Damascus, which is >reportedly home to Assad’s elite republican guard.
A large Israeli bombing raid was reported near the northwestern Syrian
town of Qusayr near the Lebanese border, a known Hezbollah stronghold.
Syria’s state news agency, after initially reporting that the country’s >air defenses were intercepting dozens of “hostile Israeli missiles,” later >said Israeli jets were “aiming to destroy anti-aircraft defences and >radar.”
In the days and weeks before the Iranian barrage, defense officials >repeatedly warned that Israel would respond aggressively to any attack
from Syria.
On Wednesday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with Russian President >Vladmir Putin in Moscow about Iran’s “explicit goal of attacking the State >of Israel as part of their strategy to destroy the State of Israel,” he >said. Netanyahu told reporters after the meeting that Putin was receptive
to Israel’s demand that it be allowed to operate freely in Syria’s skies >in order to defend itself.
The late-night Iranian rocket barrage and Israeli counterattack appeared
to be the largest exchange in Syria since the 1973 Yom Kippur War.
In light of the aerial battles, numerous cities and towns in northern
Israel decided to open their public bomb shelters, though the army did not >require all of them to do so. Residents of central Israel reported hearing >numerous fighter jets flying overhead.
Shortly before 3 a.m. a loud blast was heard in the northern city of
Safed, prompting its mayor to release a statement to residents reassuring >them that the explosion was “not a missile strike or anything else, but >rather an IDF launch from our area.”
Tehran has repeatedly vowed revenge after the T-4 army base in Syria was >struck in an air raid — widely attributed to Israel — on April 9, killing >at least seven members of the IRGC, including a senior officer responsible >for the group’s drone program.
It apparently attempted to exact that revenge at 12:10 a.m. on Thursday,
with its bombardment on Israeli military bases on the Golan Heights.
Sirens blared across the Golan Heights throughout the exchange, sending >residents into bomb shelters. The IDF Home Front Command called on
residents to adhere to security instructions as needed. Residents of the >Golan Heights were told they could leave the bomb shelters around 2 a.m.,
but were instructed to remain near the fortified areas until further
notice.
The pro-Syrian government Al-Mayadeen TV said more than 50 missiles — not >20, as the IDF said — had been fired from Syria toward Israeli forces on >the Golan Heights. A Syrian parliamentarian claimed on Twitter that
Damascus, not Tehran, had launched the attack.
Immediately following the barrage, Syrian state media reported that
Israeli artillery fire targeted a military post near the city of Baath in
the Quneitra border region, where Syrian regime forces were stationed.
In the hours that followed, this Israeli retaliation expanded to include
more artillery strikes and aerial bombings, according to Syrian reports.
Following the initial exchange, IDF spokesperson Lt. Col. Jonathan
Conricus said the army was still sorting out many of the specific details >related to the attack, such as which army bases were targeted, what types
of projectiles were used, how many rockets were fired, from where they
were launched, and how many were intercepted.
A video shared on social media shortly after midnight on Thursday appeared
to show the barrage of missiles apparently being fired by a multiple
launch rocket systems, or MLRS, from Syria toward Israel.
Residents of both the Israeli and Syrian Golan Heights reported hearing
loud, repeated explosions.
The attack came a day after the military called on local governments on
the Golan Heights to open bomb shelters, in light of “abnormal” activities >by Iranian forces in Syria. The barrage also followed US President Donald >Trump’s announcement on Tuesday night that he was pulling the United
States out of the Iran nuclear deal and reimposing sanctions on Tehran.
On Tuesday, eight Iranians were among 15 foreign pro-regime fighters
killed in a suspected Israeli strike in Syria on a weapons depot of Iran’s >elite Revolutionary Guards, a monitor said. The raid struck the area of >Kisweh south of Damascus late Tuesday, the Britain-based Syrian
Observatory for Human Rights monitoring group said on Wednesday.
Syria’s official news agency SANA said on Tuesday the army had intercepted >two Israeli missiles fired toward Kisweh, with state television
broadcasting images of fires in the nearby area.
### - fuck me, israel's kickin' the shit outta iran... in syria??
so is this the start of it all now for real?
sit there doin' nada about this seeing as they 'started' this round of >exchanges by retaliating for israel's attack last week?? (they sent 20 >missiles at israel?! jeeze...)
plus will it spread to iran itself if/when iran responds to 'this' much >heavier + sustained attack on them by israel?? could do!
and then what??
everything probably hah! :)
barry mcguire is singing in the bullpen.
we're fucked now.
### - don't know that one... is that the B-side?
this is one of my self created euphemisms
meaning of course we are fucked.
On Thu, 10 May 2018 06:42:26 -0700 (PDT), whitetrashhillbilly <allreadydun@gmail.com> wrote:
### - don't know that one... is that the B-side?
this is one of my self created euphemisms
meaning of course we are fucked.
Nope.
On Thu, 10 May 2018 03:26:56 +0100, slider <slider@anashram.com>
wrote:
IDF warns Syrian military not to interfere as it pummels Iranian targets
in largest direct exchange between Jerusalem, Tehran
Some 20 rockets were fired at Israeli military bases by Iranian forces
from southern Syria just after midnight on Thursday, sparking the
largest
ever direct clash between Jerusalem and Tehran, with Israeli jets
targeting numerous Iranian-controlled sites across Syria.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/after-iranian-barrage-israel-launches-massive-counterattack-in-syria/
The Israeli army said the initial missile barrage was carried out by
members of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps’ Quds Forces. This
appeared to be the first time that Israel attributed an attack directly
to
Iran, which generally operates through proxies.
Some of the incoming missiles were intercepted by the Iron Dome defense
system, the army said. There were no reports of Israeli casualties in
the
attack. An IDF spokesperson said damage was caused to Israeli military
bases, but that it was “limited.”
In response, Israel launched an extensive retaliatory campaign, striking
suspected Iranian bases throughout Syria for hours following the initial
Iranian bombardment, an Israeli military spokesperson said, warning
Syrian
dictator Bashar Assad not to get involved.
“The Israel Defense Forces is taking action at this moment against
Iranian
targets in Syria. Any Syrian involvement against this move will be met
with the utmost seriousness,” wrote Avichay Adraee, the Israeli
military’s
Arabic-language spokesperson, on Twitter.
According to Arabic media reports, the Israel Defense Forces struck
numerous targets across Syria, including weapons depots and Assad regime
radar and air defense systems.
The Israeli military would not immediately comment on its specific
targets.
Syrian rebels reported these strikes were targeted three air fields: the
Shayrat air base, which was targeted by the United States last year for
its role in an alleged chemical attack in the Syrian town fo Khan
Shaykhun; the Tha’lah air base, in southwest Syria, which has been tied
to
Hezbollah; and the Mezzeh military air field outside Damascus, which is
reportedly home to Assad’s elite republican guard.
A large Israeli bombing raid was reported near the northwestern Syrian
town of Qusayr near the Lebanese border, a known Hezbollah stronghold.
Syria’s state news agency, after initially reporting that the country’s >> air defenses were intercepting dozens of “hostile Israeli missiles,”
later
said Israeli jets were “aiming to destroy anti-aircraft defences and
radar.”
In the days and weeks before the Iranian barrage, defense officials
repeatedly warned that Israel would respond aggressively to any attack
from Syria.
On Wednesday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with Russian
President
Vladmir Putin in Moscow about Iran’s “explicit goal of attacking the
State
of Israel as part of their strategy to destroy the State of Israel,” he
said. Netanyahu told reporters after the meeting that Putin was
receptive
to Israel’s demand that it be allowed to operate freely in Syria’s skies >> in order to defend itself.
The late-night Iranian rocket barrage and Israeli counterattack appeared
to be the largest exchange in Syria since the 1973 Yom Kippur War.
In light of the aerial battles, numerous cities and towns in northern
Israel decided to open their public bomb shelters, though the army did
not
require all of them to do so. Residents of central Israel reported
hearing
numerous fighter jets flying overhead.
Shortly before 3 a.m. a loud blast was heard in the northern city of
Safed, prompting its mayor to release a statement to residents
reassuring
them that the explosion was “not a missile strike or anything else, but
rather an IDF launch from our area.”
Tehran has repeatedly vowed revenge after the T-4 army base in Syria was
struck in an air raid — widely attributed to Israel — on April 9,
killing
at least seven members of the IRGC, including a senior officer
responsible
for the group’s drone program.
It apparently attempted to exact that revenge at 12:10 a.m. on Thursday,
with its bombardment on Israeli military bases on the Golan Heights.
Sirens blared across the Golan Heights throughout the exchange, sending
residents into bomb shelters. The IDF Home Front Command called on
residents to adhere to security instructions as needed. Residents of the
Golan Heights were told they could leave the bomb shelters around 2
a.m.,
but were instructed to remain near the fortified areas until further
notice.
The pro-Syrian government Al-Mayadeen TV said more than 50 missiles —
not
20, as the IDF said — had been fired from Syria toward Israeli forces on >> the Golan Heights. A Syrian parliamentarian claimed on Twitter that
Damascus, not Tehran, had launched the attack.
Immediately following the barrage, Syrian state media reported that
Israeli artillery fire targeted a military post near the city of Baath
in
the Quneitra border region, where Syrian regime forces were stationed.
In the hours that followed, this Israeli retaliation expanded to include
more artillery strikes and aerial bombings, according to Syrian reports.
Following the initial exchange, IDF spokesperson Lt. Col. Jonathan
Conricus said the army was still sorting out many of the specific
details
related to the attack, such as which army bases were targeted, what
types
of projectiles were used, how many rockets were fired, from where they
were launched, and how many were intercepted.
A video shared on social media shortly after midnight on Thursday
appeared
to show the barrage of missiles apparently being fired by a multiple
launch rocket systems, or MLRS, from Syria toward Israel.
Residents of both the Israeli and Syrian Golan Heights reported hearing
loud, repeated explosions.
The attack came a day after the military called on local governments on
the Golan Heights to open bomb shelters, in light of “abnormal”
activities
by Iranian forces in Syria. The barrage also followed US President
Donald
Trump’s announcement on Tuesday night that he was pulling the United
States out of the Iran nuclear deal and reimposing sanctions on Tehran.
On Tuesday, eight Iranians were among 15 foreign pro-regime fighters
killed in a suspected Israeli strike in Syria on a weapons depot of
Iran’s
elite Revolutionary Guards, a monitor said. The raid struck the area of
Kisweh south of Damascus late Tuesday, the Britain-based Syrian
Observatory for Human Rights monitoring group said on Wednesday.
Syria’s official news agency SANA said on Tuesday the army had
intercepted
two Israeli missiles fired toward Kisweh, with state television
broadcasting images of fires in the nearby area.
### - fuck me, israel's kickin' the shit outta iran... in syria??
so is this the start of it all now for real?
Nope. Wrong, again, as usual.
On Wed, 9 May 2018 20:41:27 -0700 (PDT), whitetrashhillbilly <allreadydun@gmail.com> wrote:
barry mcguire is singing in the bullpen.
we're fucked now.
Jesus H Christ, not you too, now.
Nothing happened. Ok?
On Wed, 09 May 2018 23:54:11 +0100, slider <slider@anashram.com>
wrote:
AIR raid sirens are sounding in Israel as heavy artillery fire ripples
through the Golan Heights following an air strike which destroyed an
Iranian weapons depot.
ISRAEL and Syria are exchanging heavy artillery fire in the Golan
Heights.
http://www.news.com.au/world/syria-and-israel-exchange-artillery-fire-over-golan-heights/news-story/980feb9189f20e8ff86801d0a4853be1
Both sides accuse the other of initiating the exchange which so far has
involved a barrage of 20 heavy rockets from Syrian forces aimed at
entrenched Israeli forces. Israeli media reports ‘multiple’
interceptions
by its Iron Dome defence system, but concedes ‘some’ managed to get
through.
There is as yet no reports of damage or casualties.
Israeli tanks have also been observed firing from their Golan Heights
revetments into positions believed occupied by Iranian forces assisting
Syria’s President Assad regime.
“This was an Iranian event was a significant event and it will not be
tolerated,” IDF Spokesman Brigadier-General Ronen Manelis has told local >> media, adding that there would be an IDF response.
But pro-Syrian regime news outlet al-Mayadeen reports any further
strikes
by Israel will be met by “larger” attacks.
Air raid sirens went off in Israel shortly after the Syrian state news
agency and activists reported rocket fire from Israel into southern
Syria
just before midnight local time.
“Around 12.10 in the morning there were some 20 projectiles fired
towards
communities in the Golan Heights fired by Iranian Revolutionary Guard
Corp’s elite Quds Force,” the IDF stated. The projectiles appear aimed >> at
Israeli military emplacements in the occupied Golan Heights which were
seized from Syria in 1981.
Warning sirens were activated in the nearby communities of Majdal Shams,
Neve Ativ, Nimrod, Masa’ade, Buqa’ata, Odem, and El Rom.
The barrage of rockets came shortly after a reported, but unconfirmed,
Israeli strike on Syrian government targets just across the border.
The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says aircraft had
flown over the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, adjacent to southern
Syria,
shortly before the exchange. There are no immediate reports of air
strikes.
Israel’s military has been on heightened alert, fearing an attack from
Syria. Syria and Iran have accused Israel of carrying out a series of
air
strikes on Iranian targets in Syria in recent weeks. Israel has not
confirmed or denied involvement.
### - air raid sirens going off in Israel?? here we go - it's started!
now we'll see what happens wont we huh...
not good!
I'm writing this on 14 May slider, the better part of a week after you
wrote your doom laden post above.
Nothing happened, slider, nothing. Nada, zilch, zip.
Storm in a teacup. I told ya so...
On Mon, 14 May 2018 06:24:59 +0100, thang ornerythinchus ><thangolossus@gmail.com> wrote:
On Wed, 09 May 2018 23:54:11 +0100, slider <slider@anashram.com>
wrote:
AIR raid sirens are sounding in Israel as heavy artillery fire ripples
through the Golan Heights following an air strike which destroyed an
Iranian weapons depot.
ISRAEL and Syria are exchanging heavy artillery fire in the Golan
Heights.
http://www.news.com.au/world/syria-and-israel-exchange-artillery-fire-over-golan-heights/news-story/980feb9189f20e8ff86801d0a4853be1
Both sides accuse the other of initiating the exchange which so far has
involved a barrage of 20 heavy rockets from Syrian forces aimed at
entrenched Israeli forces. Israeli media reports ‘multiple’
interceptions
by its Iron Dome defence system, but concedes ‘some’ managed to get
through.
There is as yet no reports of damage or casualties.
Israeli tanks have also been observed firing from their Golan Heights
revetments into positions believed occupied by Iranian forces assisting
Syria’s President Assad regime.
“This was an Iranian event was a significant event and it will not be
tolerated,” IDF Spokesman Brigadier-General Ronen Manelis has told local >>> media, adding that there would be an IDF response.
But pro-Syrian regime news outlet al-Mayadeen reports any further
strikes
by Israel will be met by “larger” attacks.
Air raid sirens went off in Israel shortly after the Syrian state news
agency and activists reported rocket fire from Israel into southern
Syria
just before midnight local time.
“Around 12.10 in the morning there were some 20 projectiles fired
towards
communities in the Golan Heights fired by Iranian Revolutionary Guard
Corp’s elite Quds Force,” the IDF stated. The projectiles appear aimed >>> at
Israeli military emplacements in the occupied Golan Heights which were
seized from Syria in 1981.
Warning sirens were activated in the nearby communities of Majdal Shams, >>> Neve Ativ, Nimrod, Masa’ade, Buqa’ata, Odem, and El Rom.
The barrage of rockets came shortly after a reported, but unconfirmed,
Israeli strike on Syrian government targets just across the border.
The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says aircraft had
flown over the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, adjacent to southern
Syria,
shortly before the exchange. There are no immediate reports of air
strikes.
Israel’s military has been on heightened alert, fearing an attack from >>> Syria. Syria and Iran have accused Israel of carrying out a series of
air
strikes on Iranian targets in Syria in recent weeks. Israel has not
confirmed or denied involvement.
### - air raid sirens going off in Israel?? here we go - it's started!
now we'll see what happens wont we huh...
not good!
I'm writing this on 14 May slider, the better part of a week after you
wrote your doom laden post above.
Nothing happened, slider, nothing. Nada, zilch, zip.
Storm in a teacup. I told ya so...
### - that's the first time iran has ever hit back; launching 20 missiles
at israel ffs?!
and then israel really kicked the shit outta them for the first time too!
and THAT's the END of it??
riiiight...
how can you BE so naive???
when obviously that's just the 'start' of open hostilities between them!
you should go live in egypt thang 'coz you're already swimming in de-nile!
:)
On Mon, 14 May 2018 06:27:10 +0100, thang ornerythinchus ><thangolossus@gmail.com> wrote:
On Thu, 10 May 2018 06:42:26 -0700 (PDT), whitetrashhillbilly
<allreadydun@gmail.com> wrote:
### - don't know that one... is that the B-side?
this is one of my self created euphemisms
meaning of course we are fucked.
Nope.
### - s'ok thang; keep praying it ain't ever gonna happen innit...
and to think you just wasted ALL THAT MONEY on prepping your bug-outs eh??
hypocrite! :)
On Mon, 14 May 2018 06:26:34 +0100, thang ornerythinchus ><thangolossus@gmail.com> wrote:
On Wed, 9 May 2018 20:41:27 -0700 (PDT), whitetrashhillbilly
<allreadydun@gmail.com> wrote:
barry mcguire is singing in the bullpen.
we're fucked now.
Jesus H Christ, not you too, now.
Nothing happened. Ok?
### - yet!
(laffing...)
:D
On Mon, 14 May 2018 06:26:00 +0100, thang ornerythinchus ><thangolossus@gmail.com> wrote:
On Thu, 10 May 2018 03:26:56 +0100, slider <slider@anashram.com>
wrote:
IDF warns Syrian military not to interfere as it pummels Iranian targets >>> in largest direct exchange between Jerusalem, Tehran
Some 20 rockets were fired at Israeli military bases by Iranian forces
from southern Syria just after midnight on Thursday, sparking the
largest
ever direct clash between Jerusalem and Tehran, with Israeli jets
targeting numerous Iranian-controlled sites across Syria.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/after-iranian-barrage-israel-launches-massive-counterattack-in-syria/
The Israeli army said the initial missile barrage was carried out by
members of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps’ Quds Forces. This
appeared to be the first time that Israel attributed an attack directly
to
Iran, which generally operates through proxies.
Some of the incoming missiles were intercepted by the Iron Dome defense
system, the army said. There were no reports of Israeli casualties in
the
attack. An IDF spokesperson said damage was caused to Israeli military
bases, but that it was “limited.”
In response, Israel launched an extensive retaliatory campaign, striking >>> suspected Iranian bases throughout Syria for hours following the initial >>> Iranian bombardment, an Israeli military spokesperson said, warning
Syrian
dictator Bashar Assad not to get involved.
“The Israel Defense Forces is taking action at this moment against
Iranian
targets in Syria. Any Syrian involvement against this move will be met
with the utmost seriousness,” wrote Avichay Adraee, the Israeli
military’s
Arabic-language spokesperson, on Twitter.
According to Arabic media reports, the Israel Defense Forces struck
numerous targets across Syria, including weapons depots and Assad regime >>> radar and air defense systems.
The Israeli military would not immediately comment on its specific
targets.
Syrian rebels reported these strikes were targeted three air fields: the >>> Shayrat air base, which was targeted by the United States last year for
its role in an alleged chemical attack in the Syrian town fo Khan
Shaykhun; the Tha’lah air base, in southwest Syria, which has been tied >>> to
Hezbollah; and the Mezzeh military air field outside Damascus, which is
reportedly home to Assad’s elite republican guard.
A large Israeli bombing raid was reported near the northwestern Syrian
town of Qusayr near the Lebanese border, a known Hezbollah stronghold.
Syria’s state news agency, after initially reporting that the country’s >>> air defenses were intercepting dozens of “hostile Israeli missiles,” >>> later
said Israeli jets were “aiming to destroy anti-aircraft defences and
radar.”
In the days and weeks before the Iranian barrage, defense officials
repeatedly warned that Israel would respond aggressively to any attack
from Syria.
On Wednesday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with Russian
President
Vladmir Putin in Moscow about Iran’s “explicit goal of attacking the >>> State
of Israel as part of their strategy to destroy the State of Israel,” he >>> said. Netanyahu told reporters after the meeting that Putin was
receptive
to Israel’s demand that it be allowed to operate freely in Syria’s skies
in order to defend itself.
The late-night Iranian rocket barrage and Israeli counterattack appeared >>> to be the largest exchange in Syria since the 1973 Yom Kippur War.
In light of the aerial battles, numerous cities and towns in northern
Israel decided to open their public bomb shelters, though the army did
not
require all of them to do so. Residents of central Israel reported
hearing
numerous fighter jets flying overhead.
Shortly before 3 a.m. a loud blast was heard in the northern city of
Safed, prompting its mayor to release a statement to residents
reassuring
them that the explosion was “not a missile strike or anything else, but >>> rather an IDF launch from our area.”
Tehran has repeatedly vowed revenge after the T-4 army base in Syria was >>> struck in an air raid — widely attributed to Israel — on April 9,
killing
at least seven members of the IRGC, including a senior officer
responsible
for the group’s drone program.
It apparently attempted to exact that revenge at 12:10 a.m. on Thursday, >>> with its bombardment on Israeli military bases on the Golan Heights.
Sirens blared across the Golan Heights throughout the exchange, sending
residents into bomb shelters. The IDF Home Front Command called on
residents to adhere to security instructions as needed. Residents of the >>> Golan Heights were told they could leave the bomb shelters around 2
a.m.,
but were instructed to remain near the fortified areas until further
notice.
The pro-Syrian government Al-Mayadeen TV said more than 50 missiles —
not
20, as the IDF said — had been fired from Syria toward Israeli forces on >>> the Golan Heights. A Syrian parliamentarian claimed on Twitter that
Damascus, not Tehran, had launched the attack.
Immediately following the barrage, Syrian state media reported that
Israeli artillery fire targeted a military post near the city of Baath
in
the Quneitra border region, where Syrian regime forces were stationed.
In the hours that followed, this Israeli retaliation expanded to include >>> more artillery strikes and aerial bombings, according to Syrian reports. >>>
Following the initial exchange, IDF spokesperson Lt. Col. Jonathan
Conricus said the army was still sorting out many of the specific
details
related to the attack, such as which army bases were targeted, what
types
of projectiles were used, how many rockets were fired, from where they
were launched, and how many were intercepted.
A video shared on social media shortly after midnight on Thursday
appeared
to show the barrage of missiles apparently being fired by a multiple
launch rocket systems, or MLRS, from Syria toward Israel.
Residents of both the Israeli and Syrian Golan Heights reported hearing
loud, repeated explosions.
The attack came a day after the military called on local governments on
the Golan Heights to open bomb shelters, in light of “abnormal”
activities
by Iranian forces in Syria. The barrage also followed US President
Donald
Trump’s announcement on Tuesday night that he was pulling the United
States out of the Iran nuclear deal and reimposing sanctions on Tehran.
On Tuesday, eight Iranians were among 15 foreign pro-regime fighters
killed in a suspected Israeli strike in Syria on a weapons depot of
Iran’s
elite Revolutionary Guards, a monitor said. The raid struck the area of
Kisweh south of Damascus late Tuesday, the Britain-based Syrian
Observatory for Human Rights monitoring group said on Wednesday.
Syria’s official news agency SANA said on Tuesday the army had
intercepted
two Israeli missiles fired toward Kisweh, with state television
broadcasting images of fires in the nearby area.
### - fuck me, israel's kickin' the shit outta iran... in syria??
so is this the start of it all now for real?
Nope. Wrong, again, as usual.
### - you hope!
but you don't... 'know' ;)
On Mon, 14 May 2018 11:19:37 +0100, slider <slider@anashram.com>
wrote:
On Mon, 14 May 2018 06:26:00 +0100, thang ornerythinchus
<thangolossus@gmail.com> wrote:
On Thu, 10 May 2018 03:26:56 +0100, slider <slider@anashram.com>
wrote:
IDF warns Syrian military not to interfere as it pummels Iranian
targets
in largest direct exchange between Jerusalem, Tehran
Some 20 rockets were fired at Israeli military bases by Iranian forces >>>> from southern Syria just after midnight on Thursday, sparking the
largest
ever direct clash between Jerusalem and Tehran, with Israeli jets
targeting numerous Iranian-controlled sites across Syria.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/after-iranian-barrage-israel-launches-massive-counterattack-in-syria/
The Israeli army said the initial missile barrage was carried out by
members of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps’ Quds Forces. This
appeared to be the first time that Israel attributed an attack
directly
to
Iran, which generally operates through proxies.
Some of the incoming missiles were intercepted by the Iron Dome
defense
system, the army said. There were no reports of Israeli casualties in
the
attack. An IDF spokesperson said damage was caused to Israeli military >>>> bases, but that it was “limited.”
In response, Israel launched an extensive retaliatory campaign,
striking
suspected Iranian bases throughout Syria for hours following the
initial
Iranian bombardment, an Israeli military spokesperson said, warning
Syrian
dictator Bashar Assad not to get involved.
“The Israel Defense Forces is taking action at this moment against
Iranian
targets in Syria. Any Syrian involvement against this move will be met >>>> with the utmost seriousness,” wrote Avichay Adraee, the Israeli
military’s
Arabic-language spokesperson, on Twitter.
According to Arabic media reports, the Israel Defense Forces struck
numerous targets across Syria, including weapons depots and Assad
regime
radar and air defense systems.
The Israeli military would not immediately comment on its specific
targets.
Syrian rebels reported these strikes were targeted three air fields:
the
Shayrat air base, which was targeted by the United States last year
for
its role in an alleged chemical attack in the Syrian town fo Khan
Shaykhun; the Tha’lah air base, in southwest Syria, which has been
tied
to
Hezbollah; and the Mezzeh military air field outside Damascus, which
is
reportedly home to Assad’s elite republican guard.
A large Israeli bombing raid was reported near the northwestern Syrian >>>> town of Qusayr near the Lebanese border, a known Hezbollah stronghold. >>>>
Syria’s state news agency, after initially reporting that the
country’s
air defenses were intercepting dozens of “hostile Israeli missiles,” >>>> later
said Israeli jets were “aiming to destroy anti-aircraft defences and >>>> radar.”
In the days and weeks before the Iranian barrage, defense officials
repeatedly warned that Israel would respond aggressively to any attack >>>> from Syria.
On Wednesday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with Russian
President
Vladmir Putin in Moscow about Iran’s “explicit goal of attacking the >>>> State
of Israel as part of their strategy to destroy the State of Israel,” >>>> he
said. Netanyahu told reporters after the meeting that Putin was
receptive
to Israel’s demand that it be allowed to operate freely in Syria’s >>>> skies
in order to defend itself.
The late-night Iranian rocket barrage and Israeli counterattack
appeared
to be the largest exchange in Syria since the 1973 Yom Kippur War.
In light of the aerial battles, numerous cities and towns in northern
Israel decided to open their public bomb shelters, though the army did >>>> not
require all of them to do so. Residents of central Israel reported
hearing
numerous fighter jets flying overhead.
Shortly before 3 a.m. a loud blast was heard in the northern city of
Safed, prompting its mayor to release a statement to residents
reassuring
them that the explosion was “not a missile strike or anything else,
but
rather an IDF launch from our area.”
Tehran has repeatedly vowed revenge after the T-4 army base in Syria
was
struck in an air raid — widely attributed to Israel — on April 9,
killing
at least seven members of the IRGC, including a senior officer
responsible
for the group’s drone program.
It apparently attempted to exact that revenge at 12:10 a.m. on
Thursday,
with its bombardment on Israeli military bases on the Golan Heights.
Sirens blared across the Golan Heights throughout the exchange,
sending
residents into bomb shelters. The IDF Home Front Command called on
residents to adhere to security instructions as needed. Residents of
the
Golan Heights were told they could leave the bomb shelters around 2
a.m.,
but were instructed to remain near the fortified areas until further
notice.
The pro-Syrian government Al-Mayadeen TV said more than 50 missiles — >>>> not
20, as the IDF said — had been fired from Syria toward Israeli forces >>>> on
the Golan Heights. A Syrian parliamentarian claimed on Twitter that
Damascus, not Tehran, had launched the attack.
Immediately following the barrage, Syrian state media reported that
Israeli artillery fire targeted a military post near the city of Baath >>>> in
the Quneitra border region, where Syrian regime forces were stationed. >>>>
In the hours that followed, this Israeli retaliation expanded to
include
more artillery strikes and aerial bombings, according to Syrian
reports.
Following the initial exchange, IDF spokesperson Lt. Col. Jonathan
Conricus said the army was still sorting out many of the specific
details
related to the attack, such as which army bases were targeted, what
types
of projectiles were used, how many rockets were fired, from where they >>>> were launched, and how many were intercepted.
A video shared on social media shortly after midnight on Thursday
appeared
to show the barrage of missiles apparently being fired by a multiple
launch rocket systems, or MLRS, from Syria toward Israel.
Residents of both the Israeli and Syrian Golan Heights reported
hearing
loud, repeated explosions.
The attack came a day after the military called on local governments
on
the Golan Heights to open bomb shelters, in light of “abnormal”
activities
by Iranian forces in Syria. The barrage also followed US President
Donald
Trump’s announcement on Tuesday night that he was pulling the United >>>> States out of the Iran nuclear deal and reimposing sanctions on
Tehran.
On Tuesday, eight Iranians were among 15 foreign pro-regime fighters
killed in a suspected Israeli strike in Syria on a weapons depot of
Iran’s
elite Revolutionary Guards, a monitor said. The raid struck the area
of
Kisweh south of Damascus late Tuesday, the Britain-based Syrian
Observatory for Human Rights monitoring group said on Wednesday.
Syria’s official news agency SANA said on Tuesday the army had
intercepted
two Israeli missiles fired toward Kisweh, with state television
broadcasting images of fires in the nearby area.
### - fuck me, israel's kickin' the shit outta iran... in syria??
so is this the start of it all now for real?
Nope. Wrong, again, as usual.
### - you hope!
but you don't... 'know' ;)
No one can tell the future. We poor little primitive bipeds not so
far removed from our chimpanzee cousins can't work in 4 dimensions,
only 3, so the future is, for us, unknowable. Too many variables to
guess correctly either.
But, no war yet, probably never will be between Israel and Iran.
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