FILE PHOTO: Israeli F-15 fighter jet © Reuters
The October 8 Israeli strikes on Syria’s T-4 air base destroyed an unidentified target near the base’s main runway, satellite images revealed.
The images, which were posted on Twitter by Aurora Intel, show the marks of a large explosion on an apron located at the very end of the T-4 main runaway. The target may have been an air-defense vehicle, a radar system or weapons containers.
That’s not what I expected to see at T4, east of #Homs, #Syria, considering the statement from #Syrian State Media of 6 injuries, I expected some form of building to be targeted, there may be more, I need to check across the whole of T4. So what was targeted? A drone? Hmmm pic.twitter.com/BB2r4Lnc4g
— Aurora Intel (@AuroraIntel) October 9, 2021
A military source told the Syrian Arab News Agency that the Israeli strikes were launched from the US-occupied southeastern Syrian area of al-Tanf. Six service members as a result of the strikes.
In the morning following the attack, the wreckage of a Soviet-made S-200 long-rang anti-aircraft missile, one of several launched by the Syrian Arab Air Defense Forces to intercept Israeli missiles, was found in western Iraq.
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- Click to see full-size image. Source: Sabereen News (t.me/sabreenS1)
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- Click to see full-size image. Source: Sabereen News (t.me/sabreenS1)
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- Click to see full-size image. Source: Sabereen News (t.me/sabreenS1)
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- Click to see full-size image. Source: Sabereen News (t.me/sabreenS1)
According to the Sabereen News channel on Telegram, the missile fell near positions of the Popular Mobilization Units. No losses were reported, however.
The Israeli attack on the T-4 air base in central Syria may have targeted an Iranian weapons shipment or military equipment. More information on the attack will likely emerge in the upcoming few days.
