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Israel air strikes wiped out Russian hardware for thwarting US no-fly zone plan over Syria Even if you aren't hearing much about the various conflicts in the middle east, that doesn't mean stuff isn't happening.  Russia and Syria were in the midst of making an agreement with Turkey over the proposed no-fly zone over Northern Syria.  Russia shipped some very new and effective surface to air missiles.  Some would have been transferred to Hezbollah as well, which is particularly dangerous for Israel.  Anyway, Israeli air strikes ended that threat, and in so doing pissed off the Russians and the Syrian government.  That's not a bad thing. Skoonj High-ranking American military sources revealed Monday, Dec. 8, that Israel’s air strikes near Damascus the day before wiped out newly-arrived Russian hardware including missiles that were dispatched post haste to help Syria and Hizballah frustrate a US plan for a no-fly zone over northern Syria. [Full]

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