Iran launches missile strike into Syria in response to Tehran attacks
Source: Times of Israel
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) Irans Revolutionary Guard said Sunday it launched missiles into eastern Syria targeting Islamic State militants in response to a June 7 attack on Irans parliament and a shrine in Tehran. The hardline paramilitary force also warned that it would similarly retaliate against anyone else carrying out attacks in Iran.
The launch of surface-to-surface medium range missiles into Syrias Deir el-Zour province comes as Islamic State militants fleeing a US-led coalition onslaught increasingly try to fortify their positions there.
Israels Channel 10, quoting an Israeli intelligence source, said the missiles were Iranian Shahab-3 medium-range ballistic missiles, with a range of 1,200 kilometers (800 miles).
Sundays assault marked an extremely rare direct attack from the Islamic Republic amid its support for embattled Syrian President Bashar Assad. Irans Revolutionary Guard, a hard-line paramilitary force, has seen advisers and fighters killed in the conflict.
Read more: http://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-launches-missile-strike-into-syria-for-tehran-attacks/
IronLionZion
(45,514 posts)don't want any countries to feel left out
If they all united against ISIS, that portion of the conflict might be resolved fairly quickly.
BumRushDaShow
(129,362 posts)DK504
(3,847 posts)I am wrong in thinking that the president of Iran is on a more even keel than the Orange Menace ?? I can't tell anymore.
BumRushDaShow
(129,362 posts)has a more even keel than the POTUS.
relayerbob
(6,551 posts)BumRushDaShow
(129,362 posts)Us, Russia, Turkey, now Iran (and probably Israel every once in awhile).
IronLionZion
(45,514 posts)and the Syrian government bombs the rebels
It's a shitty time to be in Syria. I've heard it used to be a nice place to visit back in the day
BumRushDaShow
(129,362 posts)Assad has gone so far beyond what his father did to ruin the country.
YOHABLO
(7,358 posts)Mosby
(16,339 posts)Last edited Sun Jun 18, 2017, 06:05 PM - Edit history (1)
US plane on Sunday shot down a Syrian military aircraft that dropped bombs near US-backed fighters in Syria, the US military said.
US central command issued a statement saying the plane was downed in collective self-defense of coalition-partnered forces, which were identified as fighters of the Syrian Democratic Forces near Tabqa.
The Syrian army said earlier that the US-led coalition shot down one of its planes during a combat mission against Islamic State militants. Washington is leading an alliance in the fight against Islamic State in Syria.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/jun/18/us-plane-shoots-down-syrian-aircraft
This is a first.
muriel_volestrangler
(101,352 posts)Combat between the US and Syria.
Not Ruth
(3,613 posts)Will Iran be supporting our fight against ISIS?
muriel_volestrangler
(101,352 posts)jpak
(41,758 posts)This is the first time Iran has used the Shahab-3 in combat.
It had to have transited Iraqi airspace.
This is a warning to Saudi Arabia and everyone else in the region it can reach out and touch them.
Be afraid.
phleshdef
(11,936 posts)Jake Stern
(3,145 posts)Both sponsor terrorism but KSA will lovingly plant their lips on our derriere.
Jake Stern
(3,145 posts)Sure it will explain why we can bomb the shit outta Syria but it's suddenly a bad thing when Iran does it.
Mosby
(16,339 posts)IDF chief says Iranian missiles overhyped, but sent a message
http://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-chief-says-iranian-missile-overhyped-but-sent-a-message/