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Syria strikes back as Israel discovers its warplanes aren't invincible

Khalek, Rania
http://www.rt.com/op-ed/418986-syria-israel-plane-down/

Publisher:  RT
Date Written:  16/02/2018
Year Published:  2018  
Resource Type:  Article

The recent shooting down of an Israelli jet by the Syrian Army brings attention to the numerous recent incursions into Syrian territory by Israel. It also highlights vulnerabilities of the Israelli military which is assuredly on course for another conflict with Hezbollah, an organization that has grown in strength since 2006.

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The leadership in Damascus has warned time and again that it would eventually respond to Israeli aggression, and it finally did, sending a message that Israel cannot continue to violate Syria's sovereignty without a response.

Israel responded by striking what it called Iranian bases and claiming to have wiped out most of Syria's air defenses. But, according to the Syrian government, Israel struck bases from which Syria and its allies target Al-Qaeda in Idlib, essentially making Israel into Al-Qaeda's air force.

After years of western attempts to overthrow the Syrian regime, one thing is clear: the Syrian state has remained intact and is winning the war, having retaken almost all of the territory it lost to rebel groups that were armed and funded by western and gulf states. The Syrian state has been able to take back territory due in large part to assistance provided by its allies, particularly Russia.
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