Missiles Strike Syrian Airbase Used by Iran

(Wall Street Journal) Sune Engel Rasmussen and Rory Jones - Missiles struck Syria's Tiyas (T-4) airbase near Palmyra in Syria early Monday, killing at least 14 military personnel, including three Syrian commanders and several Iranians, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. The Israeli military in February accused the Syrian regime of allowing Iran to set up a base there to supply Hizbullah with weapons. Some missiles hit the maintenance section of the base, damaging a number of drones, Syrian pro-regime media reported. Israel in February shot down an Iranian drone that had originated at the base.


2018-04-09 00:00:00

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