PICTURES: Damage to Syria’s T-4 air base after deadly missile strike
Syria’s government and its ally Iran have accused Israel of carrying out the attack on the Tiyas, or T-4, air base near Homs.
Pictures have emerged of the damage to a Syrian air base after an air strike on Sunday.
The bodies of the Iranians, described as military advisers, had been flown back to Iran and funerals would take place later on Tuesday, Tasnim said. Earlier Iranian media reports said four personnel were killed. (Link)
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The Revolutionary Guards, Iran’s most powerful military force, have been fighting in support of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad for several years. More than 1,000 Iranians have been killed in Syria’s civil war, including senior members of the Guards.
“Iran’s stance on chemical weapons is clear and we condemn any use of them against any target,” Zarif added.
Zarif's unpublished remark was "Unless us or our allies use them, in that case it's justified"
I love Israel.....upmost respect.
Was that the airbase, located near Israel, from which Iran launched a drone over Israel? If so, locating sworn Iranian enemies so close to Israel is of course considered a serious danger to Israel.
They did it the right way, with an air strike. My bet is we'll launch some more Tomahawk Cruise Missiles at some air base that might take out a building or two but are the wrong missiles to use on the taxiways and runways of an airfield. They just don't do very much flat ground damage because that's not what they are designed for. We launched what? 72 or 74 or them at the airbase last time and it was back up and running in less then a day. We need to use aircraft launched smart bombs that will punch really big holes in the runways and ground and buildings and cause some real damage. If we're going to use million dollar a piece cruise missiles we need to hit something like Syria's command and control center or Assad's home.