Israel’s Iron Dome shoots down 2 ‘projectiles’ fired from Syria: army

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Israel Iron-DomeIsrael’s Iron Dome rocket defense system on Saturday shot down two stray “projectiles” fired during fighting in Syria’s civil war, Israel’s military said.

There has been frequent spillover of fighting between the factions in Syria into the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights, but this was the first time Iron Dome was activated to intercept the errant fire.

“An additional projectile fired from Syria was intercepted by the Iron Dome aerial defense system. No injuries reported,” the military said in a statement, shortly after the system had first activated.

Israel usually retaliates with air strikes against battle stations in Syria.

The military has stationed Iron Dome batteries in areas that have been targeted by cross-border fire, which is most frequently from Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip. The system usually only fires an interceptor if the enemy rocket is calculated to strike near a populated area.

Israel has largely stayed on the sidelines of Syria’s civil war, keeping watch over the Golan frontier and occasionally carrying out air strikes or returning mortar fire if there is a specific threat.

Israel captured the Golan Heights, a strategic plateau, in a 1967 Middle East war.

 

REUTERS

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14 responses to “Israel’s Iron Dome shoots down 2 ‘projectiles’ fired from Syria: army”

  1. 5thDrawer Avatar

    Gotta be less expensive than mounting planes and using their missiles.

    1. Yup.

  2. Hind Abyad Avatar

    Reuters reuting news for simpletons.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqAcGigCLH8

  3. Hind Abyad Avatar

    Reuter lies treat yalibnan readers as simpeltons
    U.S. airstrike on Syrian army position kill 62 soldiers, paving way for Daesh attack
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPIyylULXX4

    1. 62 Assad thugs roasting in hell. What’s not to like? 🙂

      1. Hind Abyad Avatar

        Haha..Zionists chameleons US State Department, killing SAA soldiers who are fighting ISIS, Israel assisting ISIS for five years now.

        1. Israel has been quite successful at killing Syrian soldiers since 1948, you subliterate retard. 🙂

          1. Hind Abyad Avatar

            🙂 Yalla..stop stalking subliterate retard.

    2. 5thDrawer Avatar

      Confusion Reigns Supreme. Good interview … and no-one really knows what’s going on.

      1. Hind Abyad Avatar

        An act of provocation meant to precipitate direct confrontation that US want so urgently.

    1. As long as Dumbyad is pissed off, I say keep up the good work, Reuters! 🙂

      1. Hind Abyad Avatar

        Viva reuters YjunKyard must be pissed off, FSA militants force US troops out of Syrian townS! 🙂
        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rwl67Dypug

  4. Hind Abyad Avatar

    Inserting US forces in Syria (anywhere, in support of anyone, against anyone) guarantees trouble.
    If US and Ankara not aware of that, big problem

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