Update: the following CCTV footage from an industrial site at Kisweh, S. Damascus shows the moment of impact of the suspected Israel strike. Footage also shows what appears to be secondary explosions.
CCTV footage from a nearby industrial site at #Kisweh, S. #Damascus shows moment of impact of suspected #Israel strike. Footage also shows what appears to be secondary explosions. pic.twitter.com/t4vuIicvDe
— Riam Dalati (@Dalatrm) May 8, 2018
Meawhile, Syrian State TV reports that there were two civilian causalities as a result of the Israeli strikes on Al- Kisweh
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Just minutes after Israel instructed local authorities in the occupied Golan Heights to “unlock and ready bomb shelters”, after identifying apparent “irregular activity of Iranian forces in #Syria”, and putting Israeli troops on high alert, an Israeli air strike on Syrian army positions was reported after missiles were reportedly fired from Israel above Qunaitra province in Syria, and striking an alleged Iranian base in the Al-Kisweh region south of Damascus, an industrial area with many factories and a suspected Iranian presence.
No casualties have been reported, in the strike which reportedly targeted Iranian military communication bases:
#BREAKING: Israel reportedly targeted Iranian military communications bases in strike on al-Kiswah, south of Damascus – @futuretvnews pic.twitter.com/5huOpQRx5u
— Amichai Stein (@AmichaiStein1) May 8, 2018
Image from the reported attack in the industrial area of Al-Kissweh south of #Damascus pic.twitter.com/zwMqNsvYcT
— Danny Makki (@Dannymakkisyria) May 8, 2018
Another image reportedly taken from the vicinity of the area which was targeted by suspected Israeli strikes in Al-Kisweh near #Damascus pic.twitter.com/3hlEXjXP4G
— Danny Makki (@Dannymakkisyria) May 8, 2018
The Syrian state news agency SANA reported the sound of explosions near Kisweh and said Syrian air defenses fired at and destroyed two Israeli missiles in the Kisweh area.
The location of the strike is shown below:
probable location of the strike:@EHSANI22 @ejmalrai @DocPakistan @SyriaWar2 @WaelAlRussi @MIG29_ @watanisy @Dannymakkisyria @RisboLensky @IraqiSecurity pic.twitter.com/ABsObiCoOY
— -GEROMAN ?? – (@GeromanAT) May 8, 2018
According to unconfirmed social media sources, two rockets reportedly hit a factory in the area.
9/ Images of the destruction in al-kisweh pic.twitter.com/EOJQksZ5si
— Danny Makki (@Dannymakkisyria) May 8, 2018
In response to the Israeli attack, Syrian air defenses fired at rockets, with reports on the ground claiming that Syrian air defenses reportedly downed two incoming missiles.
#BREAKING: CCTV video of Syrian anti-aircraft fired towards, what are repotedly, Israeli missiles – @Nimrod_Licht pic.twitter.com/ScXDEGH8nQ
— Amichai Stein (@AmichaiStein1) May 8, 2018
#BREAKING: Syrian air defenses intercepted and destroyed two Israeli missiles fired towards a base near #Damascus – Syrian state’s SANA pic.twitter.com/pcv90A1Swh
— Amichai Stein (@AmichaiStein1) May 8, 2018
All this takes place shortly after Trump announced the US withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal. For now there has been no official statement from Syria, or Iran for that matter, which is surely next on Israel’s to do list. Meanwhile, as journalist Danny Makki writes, and as we explained earlier, the tension on the ground will only escalate:
#Iran isn’t leaving #Syria anytime soon & #Israel wont back down from striking Iranian targets on an increasingly more regular basis now in #Syria, which is why this escalation will continue and get even more dangerous
— Danny Makki (@Dannymakkisyria) May 8, 2018
Source: www.zerohedge.com
