The Strange Geography of the Latest Syria Strike
Israel is said to be behind the attack on the T4 airbase where Iran is active.
The Syrian civil war has fast become the Syrian war: Russia and the Assad regime accused Israel Monday of striking a military airport where Iran is known to operate, reportedly killing 14 people. The assault came a day after the U.S. and France, in a statement, vowed a “strong, joint response” to Assad’s alleged use of chemical weapons Saturday in Eastern Ghouta.
Details of the strike on T4, as the Tiyas airbase near Homs is known, are still not fully among those killed. Israel, which has previously acknowledged attacking targets inside Syria, hasn’t commented. The Assad regime the U.S. carried out the strike, but later walked back that claimSyrian state news then attributed it to Israel. The U.S. military denied involvement.
