Why Israel Destroyed Syrian Tanks Last Weekend
Assad is getting desperate, and reckless.
June 28, 2017
Why Israel Destroyed Syrian Tanks Last Weekend
Assad is getting desperate, and reckless.
As Syrian government forces, with help from Iran and Russia, mount an offensive to drive rebel groups from their strongholds in the southwestern part of the country, and the rebels counterattack, fighting has intensified in Quneitra just over the border from the Israeli Golan. Last weekend, ten Syrian mortar and tank shells—aimed at rebel troops along the border—landed in Israel, causing the IDF to respond by attacking Syrian positions. Ron Ben-Yishai explains:
June 28, 2017
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