IDF bombs pair of airbases in central Syria, reportedly wounding 2 defense personnel

Military sources describe the strikes at Palmyra and T-4 as ‘extensive’; attacks come after air force intel recently monitored weapons and other strategic capabilities at the sites. The Israel Defense Forces said it bombed a pair of airbases in central Syria on Friday night, the latest strikes targeting military sites linked to the former Assad regime since it was toppled by Islamist-led rebels. According to the IDF, the airstrikes targeted “remaining strategic military capabilities” at the Palmyra military airport and the nearby T-4 airbase.

Two Syrian defense personnel were wounded in the strike at Palmyra, local media reported. The airstrikes were launched after the Israeli Air Intelligence Group — the Israeli Air Force’s intel unit — had been monitoring weapons and other strategic capabilities at the two military sites in central Syria over the recent period.

The strikes carried out by IAF fighter jets at both Palmyra and T-4 were described by military sources as “extensive,” taking out capabilities that would ensure the preservation of Israel’s aerial superiority in the region. Following the collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in December, Israel has vowed to destroy weapons in Syria it fears could fall into the hands of “hostile forces” that may seek to attack Israel. (Ed note: 2 Chronicles 8:4-6, Palmyra was Tadmor with King Solomon, who fortified or built that city)   (Read More)