مسؤولون أميركيون: انفجار اللاذقية الأسبوع الفائت سببه غارة إسرائيلية

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قال مسؤولون أميركيون إن الانفجار الغامض الذي وقع في مدينة اللاذقية الساحلية في سوريا الأسبوع الفائت حدث نتيجة غارة جوية إسرائيلية استهدفت مرابض صواريخ متطورة مضادة للسفن.

ونقلت شبكة 'سي أن أن' عن ثلاثة مسؤولين أميركيين -رفضوا الكشف عن أسمائهم- أن الانفجار الذي وقع في الخامس من الشهر الجاري في اللاذقية كان نتيجة غارة لطائرات إسرائيلية.

وأضاف المسؤولون أن الهدف كان مرابض صواريخ متطورة روسية الصنع من نوع ياخونت، يعتقد الجانب الإسرائيلي أنها تشكل خطرا على قوته البحرية. ورفضت الحكومة الإسرائيلية حتى الآن التعليق على هذه المعلومات.

غير أن وزير الدفاع الإسرائيلي موشيه يعالون كان قد ذكر لموقع صحيفة يديعوت أحرونوت الإسرائيلية أن بلاده ليست مسؤولة عن العملية، مضيفا أن إسرائيل لم تتدخل في النزاع بسوريا منذ فترة طويلة.

وقالت 'سي أن أن' إن الولايات المتحدة وإسرائيل تراقبان عن كثب تدفق الأسلحة الروسية إلى سوريا بواسطة السفن، وقد تم رصد تسليم ذخائر وأسلحة خفيفة خلال الأسابيع الماضية، ولكن حتى الآن لم يتم تسليم أسلحة ثقيلة أو مروحيات كانت دمشق تنتظرها.

يشار إلى أن إسرائيل سبق أن نفذت غارات في الأشهر الماضية في سوريا لمنع نقل أسلحة متطورة إلى حزب الله.

وكانت مصادر سورية معارضة تحدثت عن انفجار مستودعات ذخيرة تابعة للقوات النظامية في ريف اللاذقية الأسبوع الماضي.

التعليقات 31
Default-user-icon Abu Qahafa (ضيف) 18:32 ,2013 تموز 13

I do not see any benefit for Israel from that raid. If such attacks had actually occurred then I believe that the US had carried them.

Missing un520 18:38 ,2013 تموز 13

There goes another billion of Iran-sponsored dollars up in the air. I wonder how long the ordinary Iranians will accept such use of their oil wealth?

Missing un520 18:47 ,2013 تموز 13

Assad said after the last attack that it "created opportunities". I wonder if he has taken a closer look at the "opportunities" or even seized them? Fact is that the Syrian civil war has created a massive opportunity for Israel to cut off the potential supply of upgraded weaponary to Hezbollah. Assads catch-22 is that if he tries to retaliate the answer will be even more ferocious, and he know it..

Thumb benzona 20:17 ,2013 تموز 13

Oh well.... I wouldn't be surprised if Russia itself told Israel where they were stored. What matters to Putin is the income...

Russian citizens require no passports of visa to go to Israel and vice versa... They have close ties.

Missing phillipo 21:49 ,2013 تموز 13

Benzona - Wrong again - Russians, and EVERY other countrys' citizens need passports to enter Israel.

Thumb benzona 21:59 ,2013 تموز 13

You're clueless. Before opening your mouth, you should check the facts!

http://en.rian.ru/world/20080320/101840804.html

Missing beirutbastard00 23:01 ,2013 تموز 13

C'mon guys don't argue, Israelis need to stick together! :p jk

Missing phillipo 06:38 ,2013 تموز 14

Benzona - "You're clueless. Before opening your mouth, you should check the facts!"
I always do, it's you who is clueless.

Missing samiam 20:48 ,2013 تموز 13

so, how long do we wait for syria's response this time?

never mind, we are still waiting for their responses from 2007....

Missing VINCENT 21:00 ,2013 تموز 13

CNN reports: "A series of explosions near Latakia were the result of Israeli air strikes, but the Israeli military declined to comment on the report." So, why jump into conclusions? Lets ask the Iranian leadership if Israel indeed did it.

Thumb general_puppet 21:11 ,2013 تموز 13

The Assad regime will not even acknowledge the strike, much less respond to it. Assad has a new policy on Israeli strikes in Syria it is called "don't ask, don't tell" this way it will be less embarrassing to the Glorious Axis.

Thumb benzona 21:36 ,2013 تموز 13

LOL, indeed it is hypocrisy at its paroxysm.

Thumb Roaring-FlameThrower 00:07 ,2013 تموز 14

benzona:)) he/she got you fooled:) notice the underscore in the name:)))

Missing VINCENT 00:56 ,2013 تموز 14

What happens in Syria, stays in Syria. Wait a minute, that's a pretty good idea.

Default-user-icon Ploni (ضيف) 21:25 ,2013 تموز 13

Lol, if any country actually tries to 'destroy' Israel and Israel actually gets to the point of being destroyed, the numerous nuclear bombs thhat Israel is holding will be deployed and there will be no Mecca, no Medina, no Alexandria, no Cairo, no Damascus, no Baghdad, no Amman, no Irbid, no etc etc etc... So you keep damning about the glorious Arab armies that will destroy the Jewish state. It will never happen so you can continue to dream, or you can decide to live in peace and cooperation with your neighbors and work together to make a nice region for all the people Jews, Arabs, Kurds, Assyrians, etc will get to have a better lifestyle and live in prosperity. Your choice.

Missing VINCENT 00:54 ,2013 تموز 14

I like they way you are thinking, but as to Lebanon, empty the Palestinian camps and their weapon out of Lebanon, and then we'll talk about "being" able to live in peace. We'll deal with the rest.

Missing beirutbastard00 00:55 ,2013 تموز 14

I don't think u understand how war works.

And what Arab armies lol??? ... Anyway, it's not ww2 anymore. No more giant armies, slowly closing in on the capital city, and once the capital falls, war is over...

Now a days, 100 men, in a city, can hold out against an army for months!... Don't forget, Israel's biggest threat is HA... Israelis are cowards. They will not be pushed into the sea, for they will willingly jump in!

Anyway, none of this matters. Sooner or later the world will wake up, and the same thing will happen like South Africa.

AND I would just like to add, Saudi offered Israel full relations with all countries... We're still waiting for the reply.

Missing beirutbastard00 01:00 ,2013 تموز 14

Vincent how about we empty the camps by sending the Palestinians back to their homes?

Any Jews reading this plzzzzzz understand!!... We are willing to part with half of Palestine, are u willing to part with half of Israel??!! The ball is in your court, your are the aggressor, the occupier, and the demolisher!

Missing VINCENT 09:33 ,2013 تموز 14

Beirutbastard, Palestinians going back to their homes would be ideal, but there is a big BUT. If Lebanon is the biggest barking dog in the Middle East, I would take on that job myself, make it my mission and give it all I have. But we are not, and Lebanon has suffered enough. If we don't change the existing state of affairs, Lebanon will no longer exist as we knew it. So, in my opinion, we can do our best to help the helpless, but at the end of they day we have to be ultimately selfish for our own peace of mind and survival,and put the burden of sending the Palestinians back to their homes on the oil rich Arab countries with who have the ears of the super powers.

Thumb benzona 21:37 ,2013 تموز 13

What happened to you bloody Bachar avatar?

You should ask general puppet to make an animated one for you ;-)

Thumb benzona 22:04 ,2013 تموز 13

LOL, it's true.... Anyone opposing Bachar is labeled as cannibal.... Nseet ;-)

Thumb Roaring-FlameThrower 23:50 ,2013 تموز 13

and you managed to see what's in the avatar too:))) I am sure naharnet will take care of you, darling:)

Thumb primesuspect 02:31 ,2013 تموز 14

only a child would want to impersonate RFT..... It's Josh the kid.

Missing phillipo 21:51 ,2013 تموز 13

Exactly what business are you talking about. From what I read there is plenty of business that if Lebanon and Israel co-operated would be immense advantage to their economic and financial situations.

Missing beirutbastard00 23:16 ,2013 تموز 13

Good point Phillipo... All we gotta do is give up. Easy enough. ...

Thumb Roaring-FlameThrower 23:49 ,2013 تموز 13

:))) Oh precious lebpatriot:) you so cute

Thumb Roaring-FlameThrower 00:03 ,2013 تموز 14

what a fake... impostor:))) you think by adding an underscore people will not notice who you are... grow up lebpatriot and your other 20 fake accounts:) Enjoy. Anyone seen FlameThrower today:)))

Thumb Roaring-FlameThrower 06:42 ,2013 تموز 14

Oh dearest general: I am sure you have noticed how "these" one and the same people are trying to give you, dear general, the wrong impression about me:) I am sure you were not "part" of it or had any knowledge of it coz your patriotic past testifies to your high moral standards and someone like you and FlameThrower would never do such a thing. By the way, do you know why Flamethrower did not post today? His relatives here lebpatriot and company are picking up the load quite well:))) Have a good day my decorated war hero:)

Missing phillipo 12:12 ,2013 تموز 14

Interesting story.
CNN citing 3 US Officials - Attacks were the result of Israeli air strikes ,
(British) Sunday Times Intelligence sources in the Middle East claim the recent attack on an arms depot in the Syrian port city of Latakia, which was attributed to the Israeli Air Force, was actually carried out by an Israeli Dolphin class submarine which fired a cruise missile from the sea,
According to the British newspaper, the target was a consignment of 50 Russian-made Yakhont P-800 anti-ship missiles delivered to President Bashar Assad's armed forces this year.
So who do you believe or not ?

Missing phillipo 12:15 ,2013 تموز 14

Someone, i.e. the Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister, should read the report in todays British Sunday Times.

Missing un520 14:10 ,2013 تموز 14

Theres no reason to doubt this. Israel has made repeatedly strikes already against the most sophisticated weaponary that Assad currently has, and they will most probably continue to do so if needed. This is a war that Assad is bound to loose, but I guess he will find an outlet for his fury against his own citizens as usual.