Israel struck Syria’s T4 airbase to take down Iranian Tor air defense missile system

The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Israel carried out an airstrike on Syria’s T4 airbase last week in order to keep a newly-arrive Iranian Tor air defense missile system from being activated.

April 29th rehearsal of 2014 Victory Day Parade in Moscow (561-28)
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The plan on the attack was shared with the Americans way in advance, two people with knowledge told the news outlet.