Russia Threatens To Shoot Down Israeli Jets If They Keep Attacking Syria

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Russia threatens to Shoot Down Israeli Jets if they Keep Attacking Syria

Mar 5th, 2021


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The special envoy of the president of Russia to Syria,  Alexander Lavrentiev, indicated that Moscow was rapidly losing patience  with Israel over airstrikes against alleged Iranian targets on Syria  soil.

"Sooner or later, the cup of patience, including the Syrian government, may be overflowing, and a retaliatory strike will follow, which will accordingly lead to a new round of tension. These attacks must be stopped, they are counterproductive. We hope that the Israeli side will hear our concerns, including concerns about the possible escalation of violence in Syria."  The language, though  diplomatic, leaves little room for misinterpretation... This linkage  carries over into the not-so-veiled threat of a "retaliatory strike" and  "possible escalation of violence." In short, Lavrentiev's warning was  as blunt a threat against Israel that could be made short of stating the  obvious – if Israel continues to bomb Syria, Russia will have no choice  but to shoot down their planes.

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From the moment Russia dispatched its armed forces to Syria in September 2015 to prevent the collapse of the Syrian government of President Bashar Assad at the hands of US-backed Islamist terrorists ... One of  the main issues confronting Russia was avoiding conflict in its airspace  between its air force and the anti-Islamic State coalition headed up by  the United States. This task was complicated by the fact that the US  was really using the campaign to counter Islamic State (IS, formerly  ISIS) as a cover for training and equipping Islamist forces dedicated to  the removal of President Assad.  Like Russia, Iran's  involvement came at the explicit invitation of the Syrian government.  Iran's Syrian engagement pre-dates that of Russia; indeed, it was Iran  which helped convince the Russians of the necessity for intervention. As  such, Russia and Iran have had common purpose when it comes to  stabilizing the security situation inside Syria...  Read more ...

Russia threatens to Shoot Down Israeli Jets if they Keep Attacking Syria
https://www.eutimes.net/2021/03/russia-threatens-to-shoot-down-israeli-jets-if-they-keep-attacking-syria