Syrian sources confirmed that the clash that took place on Thursday was purely Syrian-Israeli, military one.
The sources told the online newspaper, Rai Al-Youm, “The missile that was launched from Syrian territory is a second-generation indigenously-developed surface-to-air “SAM-5 ” missile, and those who launched this missile are members of the Syrian air defense, and the goal of the missile was to reach an Israeli fighter that was preparing to attack Syrian targets from outside the borders that were flying over the occupied territories.
The sources described by the newspaper as “well-informed” indicated that “the Israeli plane managed to maneuver and avoided the missile that had completed its course at a distance of 250 km to fall near Dimona. This means that all the occupied territories are under the range of Syrian missiles.” The sources added, “It is important to refer to the context in which the missile clash took place, not long ago, that is, at the height of the Syrian war, Israeli aircraft were attacking in a way easier than their operations now, as they were very close to the Syrian airspace and were able to carry out their raids with a less risky degree.” But reconfiguring an important part of the Syrian air defense bases completely changed this equation
The sources said, “This change appeared with the downing of the Syrian defenses of the” F-16 “plane in 2018, and added that” there was a significant change in the rules of engagement after that, and Israel became more cautious and fearful, and Damascus was more able to respond and confront. “
The sources revealed, “Israel is moving with a large group of the latest fighters with the utmost interference, camouflage and maneuvering, as the fighters fly at the highest possible altitude and fly and strike from deep within the occupied territories without approaching the Syrian airspace,” and added, “Why are they using a large number of fighters?”
The same sources answered, “To ensure the largest missile attack in the shortest time in order to avoid the Syrian response, and despite this, the Syrian defenses shoot down more than half of the hostile prolific missiles. And not only that, but Israel conducts mock flights with the same real attack tactic for several days and then chooses the day during which it will attack with the intention of surprise. The Syrian army later revealed the Israeli tactic and began to estimate what day the Israeli aircraft will attack and the Syrian defenses remain on alert.
The same sources gave a breakdown of what happened at dawn on Thursday, which included unprecedented information, “Two days ago, a large number of Israeli fighters were obscured by sorties similar to the offensive sorties without launching an attack, and on the third day the attack was launched with great intensity that the Syrian defenses faced with interceptor and offensive missiles as well from different locations, Indeed, it intercepted a large part of the missiles, while many others reached their targets. One of the targets was the platform from which the SAM 5 was launched.
The same sources gave a breakdown of what happened at dawn on Thursday, which included unprecedented information, “Two days ago, a large number of Israeli fighters were obscured by sorties similar to the offensive sorties without launching an attack, and on the third day the attack was launched with great intensity that the Syrian defenses faced with interceptor and offensive missiles as well from different locations, Indeed, it intercepted a large part of the missiles, while many others reached their targets. One of the targets was the platform from which the SAM 5 was launched.
The sources confirmed, “The missile that fell near Dimona almost hit its target and repeated the scene of the shooting down of “F-16” plane, which disintegrated in 2018, but the plane maneuvered in the last seconds and managed to escape from the Syrian missile that followed and fell deep into the occupied territories without being able to the Israeli Iron Dome objecting it.” The sources confirmed that yesterday “Sam 5 missile” terrified the Israeli pilots because it nearly hit the Israeli fighter despite all the advanced electronic camouflage operation, the intensity of the attack missiles launched from it, and the fact that they are flying at the highest altitude.
The sources added, “Several types of air defenses are involved in the Syrian repulsion operations, the most important of which are” Pantsir” missiles and modified “SAM 5” missiles, made by Russia in 1985, which Syrians made some modifications to it, especially in the explosive head. The Syrian sources expected that this scene will be repeated in the coming weeks and months in light of a radical change of the rules of engagement, the most prominent of which is the striking of Israeli aircraft that changed the “Israeli” airspace and before they approached the Syrian atmosphere.