Israel Destroyed Advanced Anti-Aircraft Missiles in Syria

Satellite photos have confirmed that a target attacked two weeks ago near the Syrian port of Latakia was a battery of advanced anti-aircraft missiles, according to the Israeli magazine, Israel Defense.

The battery was in the process of upgrading that would have made it “a substantial threat” to Israeli warplanes in the area, the magazine reported.

After several air attacks near Damascus earlier this year, mainly on advanced weapons said to be destined for Hezbollah in Lebanon, Syrian president Bashar Assad warned that any future attack on Syrian territory, whether by Israel or any other state, would draw an immediate missile attack on Israel.

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