History of attacks
Israel says Iranian presence on its northern frontier is a red line, justifying its strikes on facilities and weapons inside Syria. However, it was Iranian-backed soldiers who have fought to eradicate ISIS and Al Qaeda from Syria in coordination with the Syrian and Russian military.
In two separate Israeli attacks in October, five pro-Iranian militiamen were killed near the Syrian capital Damascus, while nine Syrian soldiers were killed near the T4 airbase east of Palmyra in central Syria, a UK-based rights group said.
On November 3, Israel launched an aerial attack with several missiles targeting an area on the outskirts of the Syrian capital of Damascus.
On November 24, Israeli missile attacks in the west of Homs province killed five people, including civilians, and wounded seven in what was the fourth Israeli attack in the month.
Israel attacked the city of Latakia in 2018, when Israeli jet-firing missiles hid behind a Russian military plane, in a maneuver called "shadowing." Because of this tactic, a Russian plane carrying Russian soldiers was shot down with a great loss of life, which caused a major confrontation between Israel and Russia. Israel has also carried out raids against targets in Latakia in 2014 and twice in 2013.
Steven Sahiounie is an award-winning journalist
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