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FLPanhandle

(7,107 posts)
Tue Jan 27, 2015, 09:37 PM Jan 2015

Israel Launches Airstrikes Against Syria After Golan Rocket Attack

Source: Buzzfeed

The Israel Defense Forces launched a strike on Syrian Army posts after midnight Wednesday, a spokesman for the IDF confirmed.

A statement released by the IDF said the attack was in response to four rockets that were fired from Syria into the Golan Heights.

“The IDF holds the Syrian Government accountable for all attacks emanating from its land, and will operate by any means necessary to defeOn Tuesday afternoon, four rockets were fired from Syria. Two of them reportedly exploded in open spaces in Israel-held areas of the Golan Heights. The IDF said no one was injured by the rockets.nd Israeli civilians,” the statement read. “Such blatant breaches of Israeli sovereignty will not be tolerated.”

Israeli officials said the rocket attack was most likely a joint effort by Hezbollah and the forces of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, which came just days after a series of Israeli air strikes in Syria that reportedly killed the son of a high-ranking Hezbollah military officer, an Iranian general, and others.

Read more: http://www.buzzfeed.com/mbvd/israel-launches-airstrikes-against-syria-in-response-to-rock#.dd31ZNj2p



Maybe this will keep Bibi from coming over here.
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Israel Launches Airstrikes Against Syria After Golan Rocket Attack (Original Post) FLPanhandle Jan 2015 OP
That's it, Bibi, go on and gin up another war with Hezbollah. Comrade Grumpy Jan 2015 #1
And good luck running to Obama for help if things get hot FLPanhandle Jan 2015 #2
Why can we send CAPTAIN AMERICA instead; He is "Stronger", and "Smarter" too! Johnny Rash Jan 2015 #3
 

Comrade Grumpy

(13,184 posts)
1. That's it, Bibi, go on and gin up another war with Hezbollah.
Tue Jan 27, 2015, 10:58 PM
Jan 2015

The Iranians aren't too happy that you killed one of their generals in that first aggression against Syria, either.

 

Johnny Rash

(227 posts)
3. Why can we send CAPTAIN AMERICA instead; He is "Stronger", and "Smarter" too!
Wed Jan 28, 2015, 12:12 PM
Jan 2015


However, this will never happen: I am told CAPTAIN AMERICA can only be found on the Silver Screen, these days!

What a pity, that is!
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