Israeli planes strike Syrian military base - US official confirms to media

Did a search but couldn't find anything about this. If there is already one Im sorry. Seems a US official is confirming an Israeli strike on a Syrian Base

Israeli warplanes struck a Syrian air defense base near the port city of Latakia on Thursday, US official have confirmed to media.

An Obama administration official told AP that the attack happened overnight on Thursday, but provided no details. Another security official told the news agency that it took place in the Syrian port city of Latakia, and that the targets were Russian-made SA-125 missiles.

Another US official told CNN that the Israelis believed the base near Snobar Jableh, south of Latakia, had sensitive and sophisticated missile equipment that may have been transferred to the Lebanese Shiite militant group Hezbollah.

Earlier, Dubai-based broadcaster al-Arabiya reported two attacks carried out by the Israeli Air Forces – one in Latakia and the other one in Damascus.

Neither the Syrian nor Israeli governments have commented on the alleged attacks.

A spokesman for the Israeli Defense Ministry declined to speak on the matter.

"We're not commenting on these reports," he told Reuters.

However, an Israeli official speaking anonymously to the news agency said he was inclined to believe that Israel had carried out a strike, although he was not entirely certain.

The Lebanese military said it observed six Israeli jets flying over Lebanese territory on Wednesday, Reuters reported. Israeli jets frequently fly over Lebanon, but such high numbers have in the past been an indication of a military strike against Syria.

Earlier in the day, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said there was a series of explosions at a Syrian air defense base in the Mediterranean coastal province of Latakia.

"Several explosions were heard in an air defense base in the Snubar Jableh area," SOHR director Rami Abdel Rahman said, adding that the reason for the blasts remains “unclear.”

No casualties have been reported

could this be the start of something? Seems like the last few months the world has been getting closer to another all out war. Might this be the first blow or is it going to blow over like usual? I guess we will see

rt.com...

Im amazed how little attention this seems to be getting.
Of course if I was Isreal I wouldn't want the world talking about this because retaliation would be expected.
And the Russians don't want this talked about because it was their equipment that was targeted.
And obviously Syria no longer has the ability to react.
So it just happens and the world ....
oh wait
I am just seeing on the news banner on my TV that Israel has also bombed tunnels in Gaza...

www.usatoday.com...

interesting