Israel said it had struck chemical-weapons caches and other missile and air-defense systems in Syria on Monday, taking advantage of the chaos there to destroy what it sees as dangerous assets that could fall into rebel hands.
Since the stunning assault by Syrian rebels that brought down the regime of President Bashar al-Assad over the weekend, Israel said it has taken immediate steps to ensure the protection of its border amid the uncertainty engulfing the country. This includes striking targets across Syria and swiftly seizing a demilitarized buffer zone with Syria as well as adjacent points.
“What guides us is the security of the state of Israel and its citizens. Therefore we attacked strategic weapons, the residual chemical weapons capabilities, long-range missiles and rockets, so they won’t fall into the hands of radicals,” Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said.Israel isn’t the only country that has struck Syria since Assad’s fall. The U.S. hit more than 75 targets related to Islamic State on Sunday, including camps and operatives in central Syria, according to the U.S. Central Command.“There should be no doubt—we will not allow ISIS to reconstitute and take advantage of the current situation in Syria,” said Gen. Michael Erik Kurilla who heads Centcom, referring to Islamic State.
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@GnuEleanorVeteran1yr1Y
The goal is expansion, a larger Israel. To that end, everything is permitted. Through regime changes and/or creating chaos: the familiar recipe.
The goal is to remove one axis of engagement that Israel has to worry about. With the fall of Syria, the decimation of Hezbollah, and the decline of Iranian/Russian influence in the Middle East, Israel has secured its northern flank from viable strategic threat. They will have to deal with minor attacks, but no longer face a viable threat from that axis.
@WalrusHalDemocrat1yr1Y
Iran’s goal is expansion, a larger Iran. To that end, everything is permitted. Through regime changes and/or creating chaos: the familiar recipe.
So lost in your mirrored fun house that you cannot see a world beyond. Israel did not create Syrian nor Palestinian regime changes. Both used their own people as the foundation of their atrocities. The foundations cracked.
@82TMBL9Patriotism1yr1Y
Great Job Israel!!! The American people have you back!! MAGA has your back. We don’t want an endless war though so make it quick
@MAGA_Deplorable1yr1Y
I'm MAGA and I don't have any country's back but my own
Who gave Israel the right to bomb Syrian weapon systems? Nothing.
Those weapons can be used by the future Syrian Government to defend itself from external threat like Israel who invades southern Syria.
@ForsakenSenateGreen1yr1Y
The republicans that cheered on the disastrous Iraq war now say this.
You’re a joke.
Thank you, IDF, for putting lives on the line to do work that nobody else is for humanity: destroying huge stockpiles of chemical weapons to prevent them from falling into hands of terrorists, and protecting UN personnel in Syria, despite how that terrible org has treated you!
yes, thank you IDF for helping set new world records for most children and women killed in a conflict. you get the trophy.
I can only imagine how quickly Israel could’ve dispensed with both of Iran’s proxy armies in Hamas and Hezbolllah if they would’ve had full cooperation from the United States. Biden Admin Iranian sycophants hamstrung Israeli efforts to mop up terrorists bases and cost more lives.
What happened to the Biden administration official who was leaking battle plans to Iran?
This should be a one-way ticket to Gitmo or a firing squad
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