Israel strikes targets in Syria
after fighter jet shot down
An Israeli fighter plane crashed in Israeli territory after being hit by a Syrian anti-aircraft system.- ANSA |
The Israeli military on Saturday carried out large scale
attacks on targets in Syria. Air defense systems and sites linked to Iran were
targeted after Syrian anti-aircraft fire shot down an Israeli fighter jet.
By Nathan Morley
The Israeli military has carried out concentrated attacks on
targets in Syria – aiming at local air defence systems and sites linked to
Iran.
The action arose after Israel claimed an Iranian drone
aircraft flew into its airspace on Friday. A swift response followed, with
Israel attacking a drone launch site in Syria.
A squadron of F-16's dispatched by the Israeli Air Force
over Syria encountered heavy anti-aircraft fire - with one of the planes
crashing after being hit. The pilots were able to eject and were rescued on
Israeli territory. It is the first time an Israeli warplane has been destroyed
by Syrian air defences in decades.
Later on, the Israeli jets returned to the skies targeting
military positions outside Damascus, prompting a volley of Syria anti-aircraft
fire. The state news agency gave no details over the causalities or losses.
The pan-Arab al-Mayadeen TV reported that Syrian air
defences destroyed 70 percent of the Israeli missiles that were launched
against military positions.
In a separate development, Syria's Information Minister has
said Israel is jamming the broadcasting signal of Syrian state television. Emad
Sara said technicians were working to restore the transmissions.
Elsewhere, the official Syrian Sana news agency reported
that Kurdish fighters shot down a Turkish army helicopter over Afrin enclave in
northern Syria on Saturday.
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