A high-ranking military source told the Damascus-based Al-Ikhbariyah Syria TV channel that Syrian air defense troops managed to strike six targets above the Shayrat base and down three missiles approaching the Dumeir base northeast of Damascus.
Department of Defense Spokesman Eric Pahon denied any US role in the strike, saying that the country’s troops were not engaged in any kind of military action in the area at the time of the attack.
The Al Masdar news portal reported that the attack was carried out by the Israeli Air Force from the Lebanese airspace at about 01:10 local time. A spokesperson for the Israeli Defense Forces, however, told TASS he had no information about any strikes on Syrian targets.
About a year ago, on April 7, 2017, US President Donald Trump ordered a strike on the Shayrat air base. The attack, involving 59 Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles, came as a response to the alleged use of chemical weapons in the Idlib Governorate on April 4. Damascus dismissed those accusations, based on testimony by the White Helmets organization.
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Удар по базам ВВС Сирии: жертв и разрушений нет, все ракеты уничтожены...
ReplyDeleteСилам ПВО Сирии удалось отразить атаки на базы ВВС. Жертв и разрушений нет. Такие данные сообщил арабский спутниковый телеканал "Аль-Маядин".
Аэродромы Шайрат и Тифор не пострадали. Силы противовоздушной обороны сбили все вражеские ракеты, передает РИА Новости.
Ранее в понедельник, 16 апреля, сирийское национальное агентство SANA сообщило, что система ПВО Сирии отразила ракетные удары в районе Хомса. По данным источника в армии САР, на подлете к аэродрому были сбиты около 10 ракет.
В свою очередь представитель Пентагона заявил СМИ, что Соединенные Штаты Америки не проводят никаких военных операций в районе военной базы Шайрат ВВС Сирии.
vesti.ru
17/4/18
Several sources in Syria said the overnight deployment of anti-aircraft weapons at a military base was triggered by a false alarm, not an actual missile attack, as previously claimed by some media outlets...
DeleteSyrian TV earlier reported a missile attack on Shayrat Airbase in Homs governorate, while a Lebanese media outlet with links to militant group Hezbollah said a separate attack targeted Al-Dumair base northeast of Damascus. Multiple sources now show the reports were inaccurate.
The Syrian news agency SANA cited a military source, who said anti-aircraft missiles were fired overnight after a false intrusion alarm. It was consequently established that no new attacks on Al-Dumair base happened.
A similar report came from a Reuters source in the regional pro-government military alliance. The commander, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the false alarm was caused by an Israeli-US cyber warfare operation, but didn’t provide any proof.
Meanwhile, a Russian military source told Interfax news agency that there was no night incident at Shayrat Airbase.
RT
Au matin du 17 avril, les médias publics syriens avaient rapporté que la défense aérienne syrienne avait intercepté une dizaine de missiles au-dessus de la région de Homs. L'agence Sana a ensuite évoqué une fausse alerte.
Delete«Une fausse alerte concernant une violation de l'espace aérien durant la nuit a entraîné le déclenchement des sirènes de la défense aérienne», a déclaré l'agence officielle syrienne Sana le 17 avril en fin d'après-midi, citant une source militaire. «Il n'y a pas eu d'attaque extérieure sur la Syrie», précise-t-elle.