Syrian officials released a statement Wednesday saying Israel had bombed a scientific research facility near the Lebanon border in Damascus province.
The attack that killed two and injured five was allegedly at a compound used for developing chemical weapons, or as Syrian military officials put it, “scientific research centers aimed at raising the level of resistance and self-defense.”
The attack was a calculated move — Israel believed the transfer of chemical weapons from Syria to radical groups was imminent.
Israel had long been monitoring the transfer of weapons from Syria to Hezbollah, the Islamic militant and political group backed by Syria and funded by Iran. The Jerusalem Post reported that earlier in the day, foreign reports said a convoy carrying “game-changing” weapons from Syria to Hezbollah in Lebanon had been hit overnight. Syrian’s military command later denied the attack.
U.S. officials are saying that Israel notified the U.S. of the attack. Israel has declined to comment on the attack.
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According to The Wall Street Journal, the attack was done under the assumption that Syria would be too busy with its own civil war to retaliate. In addition, Hezbollah and Iran are both dealing with their own internal struggles, including upcoming elections, to retaliate either. Israeli officials fear that if Syria passes chemical weapons or sophisticated anti-aircraft missiles to Hezbollah, the balance of power in the region could shift.
What does that mean for the United States? (Because ne’er an air attack on chemical weapons goes without intervention from the U.S.)
President Obama has said that Syria’s use of chemical weapons is considered a “red line” that would warrant the U.S. to step in. U.S. officials are tracking Syria’s manufacture and use of chemical weapons and say that it still appears to be under regime control.
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