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A Russian-made Tor missile defense system. (Vitaly V. Kuzmin/WikiMedia/CC BY-SA 4.0)
April 18, 2018, 12:33 pm
Report: Israel targeted advanced Iranian air defense system in Syria strike
Jerusalem conferred with Washington before launching April 9 attack, which killed at least seven Iranian troops, Wall Street Journal reports
By Judah Ari Gross
A map of Syria, provided to Israeli media, April 17, 2018, shows the approximate locations of five bases that Israel believes to be controlled by Iran. These are Damascus International Airport; the Sayqal air base; the T-4 air base; an airfield near Aleppo; and a base in Deir Ezzor. Their exact locations on the map are not entirely accurate. The Sayqal base, for instance, is located east of Damascus, not south of it as it appears on the map.
April 17, 2018, 3:06 pm
Bracing for Iran missile or drone strikes, IDF reveals Iranian targets in Syria
As tension mounts after alleged bombing of Iranian air base in Syria, Israel issues map showing five Tehran-controlled bases in Syria
By Judah Ari Gross
Israeli soldiers visit the Kiryat Shaul military cemetery on the eve of Memorial Day, in Tel Aviv, Tuesday, April 17, 2018. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
April 17, 2018, 2:23 pm
Lone soldier center, Masa program commemorate Israel’s fallen in English
Thousands of young Jews from diaspora communities pay respects; mothers of fallen soldiers Michael Levin and Max Steinberg to speak at Ammunition Hill ceremony
By TOI staff
Illustrative: Syrian government forces man a checkpoint at the President Square in Homs on February 25, 2017, as security measures were tightened following a number of suicide attacks. (AFP Photo/Stringer)
April 17, 2018, 1:35 pm
Syrian officer: Israel-US cyberattack triggered missile defenses
Pro-regime commander says Russian experts have been brought in to help, after incident over city of Homs overnight that was initially thought to be a missile strike
By Agencies and TOI staff
Illustrative: This image purports to show pillars of smoke as a result of shelling by Syrian government forces near al-Zafaran mosque in Homs, Syria, August 3, 2012 (photo credit: AP/Shaam News Network, SNN)
April 17, 2018, 2:15 am
Syria says missiles shot down over Homs airbase
State-run TV says air defense confronts fresh 'aggression' at military base in center of the country; IDF 'unaware of incident'
By Agencies
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the Keren Hayesod Annual World Conference at the International Convention Center in Jerusalem on April 16, 2018. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
April 17, 2018, 1:34 am
Israel ‘more powerful’ than ever, says PM, responding to Iran threats
After Tehran warns Israel will 'regret' alleged raid on its base in Syria, Netanyahu says Jewish people will 'defend ourselves against any threat'
By TOI staff
Soldiers holding a position in a mountainous area near the eastern town of Ras Baalbek during an operation against jihadist fighters, on August 17, 2017, in a photograph taken during a tour guided by the Lebanese army. (AFP PHOTO / STRINGER)
April 16, 2018, 9:34 pm
Liberman adds Lebanese army to list of threats on northern border
At pre-Independence Day event, defense minister tells IDF top brass to prepare for Iran-led coalition; Netanyahu skips confab
By Judah Ari Gross
A photo released by Iranian media reportedly shows the T-4 air base in central Syria after a missile barrage attributed to Israel on April 9, 2018. (Iranian media)
April 16, 2018, 9:12 pm
Israel tries to dissociate itself from claim of responsibility for Syria raid
Hours after NYTimes' Tom Friedman quotes Israeli official acknowledging attack on 'Iranian targets' last week, columnist updates article with IDF objection
By TOI staff
Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May during a press conference in 10 Downing Street, London, Saturday, April 14, 2018. (Simon Dawson/Pool Photo via AP)
April 16, 2018, 7:02 pm
UK’s May to face angry lawmakers over Syria airstrikes
PM to tell emergency House of Commons debate that military action was 'in Britain's national interest'
By Jill Lawless and Raf Casert
French President Emmanuel Macron speaks during a joint news conference with New Zealand's prime minister at the Elysee Palace in Paris on April 16, 2018. (AFP Photo/Pool/Charles Platiau)
April 16, 2018, 4:32 pm
Macron clarifies Syria comments, says US and France united
After his remark on US troop presence gets pushback from White House, French president says top military aim of both countries is to defeat IS
By AFP
Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman leads a faction meeting of his Yisrael Beytenu party at the Knesset on March 12, 2018. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
April 16, 2018, 4:14 pm
Liberman: Israel won’t accept Russian curbs on its activity in Syria
Defense minister says 'direct friction' with Moscow averted despite strike on Iranian base, adds that 'all options are on the table'
By Michael Bachner and TOI staff
A photo released by Iranian media reportedly shows the T-4 air base in central Syria after a missile barrage attributed to Israel on April 9, 2018. (Iranian media)
April 16, 2018, 1:15 pm
IDF official said to confirm attack in Syria: ‘First strike on Iranian targets’
Senior source reportedly admits strike on airbase to NY Times, says drone incursion into Israel 'opened new period'; Iran: Israel will regret actions, we'll respond 'at right time'
By TOI staff
German Minister of Foreign Affairs Heiko Maas, left, speaks with High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini ahead of a Foreign Affairs minister meeting at EU headquarters in Brussels on March 19, 2018. (AFP/JOHN THYS)
April 16, 2018, 10:32 am
EU foreign ministers seek to paper over divisions on Syria strikes
Some European governments holding back over reaction from Russia, which remains a key supplier of gas to the EU
By Damon Wake and Christian SPILLMANN
United Nations vehicles carry the team of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), arrive at a hotel on April 14, 2018, ahead of an investigation into whether President Bashar Assad used chemical weapons against civilians, in Damascus, Syria. (AP Photo/Bassem Mroue)
April 16, 2018, 9:36 am
Chemical inspectors launch probe in Syria after Western strikes
UN watchdog prepares for potential of evidence having been tampered with, in politically loaded investigation into alleged gas attack in Douma
By Rim Haddad and Jean-Marc Mojon
US President Donald Trump is introduced to speak to US military troops at Naval Air Station Sigonella, May 27, 2017, in Sigonella, Italy. (AP/Evan Vucci)
April 16, 2018, 5:12 am
White House insists Trump still planning to pull US troops out of Syria
Statement comes after French President Macron says he convinced his US counterpart to stay engaged in Syria 'for the long term'
By Agencies
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