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Israel has struck a weapons convoy on border of Syria and Lebanon, according to security sources.
Israeli jets carried out the strike overnight on the convoy which was said to be coming from Syria, and was in the area of the Lebanon-Syria border.
An unnamed secuity source told the AFP news wire: "The Israeli air force blew up a convoy which had just crossed the border from Syria into Lebanon."
The source did not give a precise location for the attack or saying what the convoy was carrying.
Originally posted by Talliostro
Striking another countries forces in a third country and getting away with it can only be done by Israel. Every other country would have to answer for an unprovoked act of war to the U.N., the USA, the EU and the NATO.. but not Israel.edit on 30/1/2013 by Talliostro because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by micmerci
There have been intelligence reports of Syria's chemical weapons on the move to that area. Maybe that has something to do with it.
Maybe in an effort to work towards peace, they should've waited until the chemical weapons were raining over their airspace?? /sarcasm
Originally posted by micmerci
There have been intelligence reports of Syria's chemical weapons on the move to that area. Maybe that has something to do with it.
Maybe in an effort to work towards peace, they should've waited until the chemical weapons were raining over their airspace?? /sarcasm
Originally posted by Talliostro
Striking another countries forces in a third country and getting away with it can only be done by Israel. Every other country would have to answer for an unprovoked act of war to the U.N., the USA, the EU and the NATO.. but not Israel.edit on 30/1/2013 by Talliostro because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by buster2010
Nice to see Israel striving for peace as always. Lebanon should just start shooting the planes down as they cross over the border.
Syrian state TV says Israel targeted military research centre, just hours after reports of an attack on an arms convoy emerge.
An Israeli airstrike has hit a military research centre north west of Damascus, the Syrian army has claimed.
In a statement carried by the state news agency, SANA, the Syrian army's general command said: "Israeli fighter jets violated our air space at dawn today and carried out a direct strike on a scientific research centre in charge of raising our level of resistance and self-defence."
The claims followed earlier reports that Israeli jets had hit a convoy allegedly carrying weapons to Lebanon's Hizbollah movement. According to Sky sources, the attack took place just inside Syria.
Sky's Middle East Correspondent Sam Kiley said: "We know from Sky sources that the Israelis have conducted an airstrike involving three sorties by 12 planes - a very heavy airstrike, a high level of intent - on the village of Nabi Chit, near the bigger Syrian town of Zabadani.
"It's inside Syrian territory, therefore representing a possible strategic escalation.
Originally posted by HomoSapiensSapiens
If this is true (i.e. Israel hitting a military research centre/hitting convoy on Syrian soil or both), then habitual rules of engagement, regards of what is going on in Syria, would be to embark on some sort of punitive/retaliatory/revenge attack or whatnot. In other words, Syria would reply with a military response, no? However, as it seems that no civilians have been killed or whatnot, this would be far-fetched, no?edit on 1/30/2013 by HomoSapiensSapiens because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by GogoVicMorrow
reply to post by micmerci
I had heard the Russia secured Syria's chemical weapons?
Syria still in 'control' of chemical weapons: Russia MOSCOW: Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov said on Saturday that the Syrian regime was still in control of chemical weapons stockpiled at several locations in the conflict-ravaged country. "So far according to our information, which correlates with Western data, the weapons are under control," he told journalists as he flew back to Moscow from an EU-Russia summit in Brussels, quoted by the Interfax news agency. "The Syrian authorities have concentrated these stockpiles in one or two centres. Previously they were scattered around the country," he said.
Army Command: Israeli Warplanes Violated Syrian Airspace and Bombarded Scientific Research Center in Damascus Countryside DAMASCUS, (SANA) – The General Command of the Army and Armed Forces said that Israeli warplanes violated Syrian airspace on Wednesday dawn and bombarded directly a scientific research center responsible for raising the levels of resistance and self-defense in Jamraya area in Damascus Countryside.