Iran launches missiles into eastern Syria, targets ISIS

[Murphy]

My goodness. Things might be heating up again in the ME.
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Iran launches missiles into eastern Syria, targets ISIS
By Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN

(CNN)Iran's military announced on Sunday that it launched several missiles into Syria, targeting Islamic State fighters in retaliation for the attacks in Tehran on June 7. The missile strikes are the first reported ground-to-ground attack from Iran into Syria since the Arab country descended into a civil war in 2011.

"In this operation, several ground-to-ground midrange missiles were fired from IRGC bases in Kermanshah Province and targeted Takfiri forces in the Deir Ezzor region in Eastern Syria," the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said on its official news website, Sepah News. The IRGC uses the term Takfiri to describe ISIS.

Tehran was rocked by two deadly attacks on June 7 targeting Iran's Parliament building and a shrine dedicated to the republic's revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini.

Six assailants killed at least 16 people in the twin attacks, which ISIS claimed. It was the first time that ISIS, a Sunni Muslim group fighting Iranian-backed militias in Syria, has claimed responsibility for an attack in Iran.

The IRGC had vowed revenge for the attacks and accused Saudi Arabia of supporting ISIS in the operation.

Shiite-majority Iran and Sunni-majority Saudi Arabia have long had a sectarian feud. The rivals are on opposite sides of violent conflicts in Syria, Yemen and elsewhere. In Syria, Iran backs Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in his fight against anti-government rebel groups and ISIS, which is primarily based in the Syrian city of Raqqa.

CNN's Nadeem Muaddi, Shirzad Bozorgmehr and Angela Dewan contributed to this report.

Iran launches missiles into Syria - CNN.com

 

[Murphy]

From Al Jazeera

Iran fires missiles at ISIL positions in eastern Syria
Iranian Revolutionary Guard says it targeted ISIL bases
in Deir Az Zor in retaliation for the June 7 attacks in Tehran.

Iran's Revolutionary Guard says it has fired several missiles at ISIL positions in Syria's Deir Az Zor province in retaliation for two deadly attacks in Tehran earlier this month that were claimed by the armed group.

"Medium-range missiles were fired from the (western) provinces of Kermanshah and Kurdestan, and a large number of terrorists were killed and weapons destroyed," the Guard said in a statement published on its Sepahnews website on Sunday.

Iran's revolutionary guard promises revenge for Tehran attacks

It said the attack targeted "a command base .. of the terrorists in Deir Ezzor", using a different version of the name for the province in eastern Syria.

"The spilling of any pure blood will not go unanswered," it added.

Iranian television showed footage of the missiles being launched into the night sky.

The firing of the missiles, the first in 30 years outside Iran's own territory, came hours after Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in a statement on his website, vowed Iran would "slap its enemies" in honour of the victims' families, including those killed in Syria and Iraq.

The rest here.

Iran fires missiles at ISIL positions in eastern Syria | Iran News | Al Jazeera

 

[MHz]

That means the US now has to attack Iran on Iranian soil. That could get ugly in a hurry.

 

[Bar Sinister]

That means the US now has to attack Iran on Iranian soil. That could get ugly in a hurry.

Why? ISIS is not a US ally.

 

[MHz]

Why? ISIS is not a US ally.

Really???
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U.S. Senators : We've been funding ISIS all the time.

 

[Bar Sinister]

Really???
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U.S. Senators : We've been funding ISIS all the time.

Strange that the US deliberately kills so many of the people you think it supports.

 

[Cliffy]

The US has been targeting Syrians under the pretense of hunting ISIS. ISIS is their proxy army over there to destabilize the Muddles East. They trained, supplied and armed them from day one. What you hear over here is nothing but BS propaganda. They have been caught red handed but most people don't want to believe the truth. They can't handle it.

 

[Murphy]

That's your learned evaluation, is it? A thorough, insightful analysis, based on years of study and work in and around the ME. You probably worked for an embassy, or CSIS, or the diplomatic corps. You have special, inside knowledge of how governments operate.

What a putz. :lol:

 

[Cliffy]

That's your learned evaluation, is it? A thorough, insightful analysis, based on years of study and work in and around the ME. You probably worked for an embassy, or CSIS, or the diplomatic corps. You have special, inside knowledge of how governments operate.

What a putz. :lol:

A case in point. What a maroon.

 

[Murphy]

It was space aliens. Aliens have been targeting Syrians under the pretense of hunting ISIS. The earth is a giant cattle ranch. ISIS is their proxy army here to destabilize the Muddles East and the world. That way, we don't realize it's actually aliens threatening us. Aliens trained, supplied and were armed from day one. What you hear over here is nothing but BS propaganda. They have been caught red handed but most people don't want to believe the truth. They can't handle it.

So you better look to the sky. Or, in your case Cliffy, make a doctor's appointment.