Russia Accuses Israeli jets of attacking Research Facility in Syria

Russia Accuses Israeli jets of attacking Research Facility in Syria

Russia Accuses Israeli jets of attacking Research Facility in Syria. 

Russia Accuses Israeli jets of attacking Research Facility in Syria

Russian forces based in Syria on Friday said four Israeli jets had launched a total of four cruise missiles and 16 guided aerial bombs against a research facility in the city of Masyaf on Thursday, Russian agencies reported.

Syrian troops using Russian-made anti-aircraft weapons shot down two missiles and seven guided bombs, Tass and RIA said, quoting a senior Russian officer. The attacks damaged equipment at the facility, he said.

Russian forces have remained in Syria since 2015 when they helped turn the tide in a civil war in favor of President Bashar al-Assad.

For several years, Israel has been mounting attacks on what it has described as Iranian-linked targets in Syria, where Tehran-backed forces, including Lebanon’s Hezbollah, have deployed to help Assad fight anti-government forces.

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Reporting by David Ljunggren; Editing by Jonathan Oatis and Daniel Wallis

Source | Reuters


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