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Radical Arabs need a new missile factory. The IDF blew up the one they had in Syria, though they’re not admitting to that yet. Iran isn’t admitting that they paid for it so everyone is even. Using an airstrike as cover, an “elite Israel Defense Forces unit conducted a highly unusual raid.”
Iran sponsored missile factory
IDF commandos were across the border in Syria earlier this week and “destroyed an underground precision missile factory.” Both Israel and the U.S. are convinced that it “was built by Iran.” There are enough leaks from “three sources briefed on the operation” to back everything up.
Officially, the “Israeli government has stayed unusually silent about it and didn’t claim responsibility in order not to provoke a retaliation by Syria, Iran or Hezbollah.”
Everyone in the Middle East has been getting used to regular air strikes and missile attacks. Ever since October 7, sporadic fighting has been constant, especially along the borders with Israel. Sunday’s raid was a whole lot different.
It’s the “first ground operation the IDF has conducted in recent years against Iranian targets in Syria.”
The missile works has been a prime target for a long time but its position and defenses made it one that’s been shoved off to the back burner, every time the pot’s been stirred.
Coming now, it’s a “significant blow to an effort by Iran and Hezbollah to produce precision medium-range missiles on Syrian soil.” They kicked off the party with fireworks.
Air strike on Masyaf
According to Syrian state media, on Sunday night, September 8, “Syria’s opposition organization reported heavy airstrikes by the Israeli Air Force.” They were coming in along western Syria “including near the city of Masyaf, which is close to the border with Lebanon.” The missile works is close to the border for a reason. Ease of delivery from the Iranian factory straight to the Hezbollah consumer.
The “Iranian plan was to produce the precision missiles in this protected facility near the border with Lebanon so that the delivery process to Hezbollah in Lebanon could take place quickly and with less risk of Israeli airstrikes.”
Arabic news channels are reporting “at least 16 people were killed and 40 others were injured” by the airstrikes. Syria is calling the move “blatant aggression.” Iran’s Ayatollah declared the attack “criminal.”
It wasn’t until Wednesday that “a Syrian opposition television channel and Greek Middle East expert Eva J. Koulouriotis both reported the airstrikes were a cover for an Israeli ground operation in Masyaf.” Everyone knew that meant the missile factory.
They couldn’t take it out sooner because it’s heavily defended from airstrikes, deep under a conveniently located mountain. “The Israeli special unit surprised the Syrian guards at the facility and killed several of them during the raid.”
They “used explosives they brought with them in order to blow up the underground facility, including sophisticated machinery, from inside.” The whole idea behind the airstrikes was to “prevent the Syrian military from sending reinforcements” to save the missile production facility.
