New York Times: Israel Conducted April 9 Military Strike On Syrian Airbase

T-4 Airbase in syria after Israeli raid

Reuters: Israel conducted April 9 strike on Syrian airbase: NYT quotes Israeli military source

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel maintained its official silence on Monday over its possible involvement in an April 9 air strike on a Syrian airbase after the New York Times quoted an unnamed Israeli military source as saying Israel had carried out the raid.

Syria and its main ally Russia blamed Israel for the attack, near the city of Homs, which followed reports of a poison gas attack by President Bashar al-Assad’s forces on the rebel-held town of Douma.

Israel, which has often struck Syrian army locations during its neighbor’s seven-year civil war, has neither confirmed nor denied mounting the raid. But Israeli officials said the Tiyas air base was being used by troops from Iran and that Israel would not accept such a presence in Syria of its arch foe.

Iran’s Tansim news agency said seven Iranian military personnel had been killed in the attack, which contributed to a sharp escalation of tensions between the West and Russia.

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Update #1: Senior Israeli military official confirms to Thomas Friedman that Israel carried out airstrikes on Syria -- Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Update #2: Military source: Israel conducted April 9 strike on Syrian airbase -- The Jerusalem Post

WNU editor: The New Your Times article that quotes an Israeli official admitting to the April 9 air strike is here .... The Real Next War in Syria: Iran vs. Israel (New York Times). Not surprising, Iran is vowing revenge .... Israel to Receive Response for T-4 Attack Sooner or Later: Iran (Iran Front Page).