Israel attacks Syria again but fails to weaken the Syria - Iran alliance
Channel: HANDS OFF SYRIA
Date: 2022-04-19

Excerpt from South Front, 18 April 2022
On April 14, an Israeli attack targeted the western countryside of Syria’s Damascus. The attack was carried out by two F-16 fighter jets of the Israeli Air Force from the airspace of the occupied Golan Heights.

The Israeli fighter jets launched two missiles at a position of the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) near the town of Kafr Qouq to the north of the district of Qatana. According to the Russian Reconciliation Center in Syria, one of the missiles was intercepted by a Russian-made Buk-M2E medium-range air-defense system belonging to the SAA. However, the other missile struck a warehouse at the army position, inflicting material losses only.

The UAE-based al-Arabiya TV reported that the target of the Israeli attack was a large shipment of Iranian air-defense systems, radar stations and drones. However, these claims are yet to be verified.

The attack was likely a part of Israel’s “War-Between-Wars” military campaign, which is meant to hinder Iranian entrenchment in Syria. So far, the campaign has been a failure. Damascus’ relations with Tehran are only getting stronger.