Thread: In the early hours of yesterday morning (22nd Jan. 2021) #Syria|n State Media confirmed that SAA Air Defense was engaging "hostile targets" over Syria. The early reports indicated multiple explosions across Damascus, Hama, Tartus and Safita region.
This appeared at the time to be a rather large, wide scale airstrike. After the event was over questions begun to be raised by a lot of observers focusing on Syria and the ME about the event. Latter that day news started to circulate confirming that Unknown Missile pieces had...
been found in #Jordan and near Al-Qadmus, #Syria, a wide area, later in the day, S-200 pieces near Damascus were found and also a Pantsir-S1 booster near Masyaf. It was weird, and I know I wasn't the only one that was thinking it was odd for all this AD to be "all over the place"
Last nights reported airstrike in #Syria is odd, from the reports it's slightly different, AD reportedly fired from 2 confirmed and maybe a third Governorate. Also very little details on the actual target site itself, which I think may be a new site.
OK, i've done the usual and mapped out some potential AOI. I'll share again as I go along once the imagery starts coming in.
Initial and horribly shown thoughts, the reports are that the reported airstrike came from over Tripoli, Lebanon. AD from Tartus and Masyaf/Hama area so thoughts are the potential strike location is in the yellow box area. Of course, I could be wrong, but thinking aloud here.
Biden Administration not taking long change @USAmbIsrael to "U.S. Ambassador to Israel, the West Bank, and Gaza” - I think this is showing they see it three seperate “entities” Israel (including Jerusalem?) West Bank and Gaza.
Spox - “This is neither a policy change nor an indication of a future policy change”
According to reports #Iran's #IRGC have conducted an unannounced exercise including drones and ballistic missiles, surface to surface. The BM tests included Zolfaghar and Dezful, potentially more.
The "First Phase" of the 15th Prophet exercise was completed successfully.
I assume this means there is more to come...
New generations of missiles were used, a new Zolfaghar, Dezful, and Zelzal. They are reportedly now equipable with detachable warheads according to state media.