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REVEALED: Israel Bombed A Secret Syrian Chemical Weapons Facility One Year Ago Today
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REVEALED: Israel Bombed A Secret Syrian Chemical Weapons Facility One Year Ago Today
- Aug. 1, 2014, 8:32 AM
@RamiAlLolah is a Middle East watcher, activist, and political analyst who has previously published insider information about Israeli strikes inside Syria.
Friday marked the first anniversary of one of the biggest air strikes that has been conducted inside Syria, and particularly in the country's third-largest city, Homs. The strike was the biggest after the strike on Jomrayah research facility that rocked the Syrian capital Damascus in May 2013.
Many believed that the attack in Homs on Aug. 1, 2013, was carried out by Syrian armed opposition groups, launching Grad rockets toward a strategic arms depot of the Syrian army, resulting in a massive explosion that rocked the entire city of Homs.
@RamiAlLolah is a Middle East watcher, activist, and political analyst who has previously published insider information about Israeli strikes inside Syria.
Friday marked the first anniversary of one of the biggest air strikes that has been conducted inside Syria, and particularly in the country's third-largest city, Homs. The strike was the biggest after the strike on Jomrayah research facility that rocked the Syrian capital Damascus in May 2013.
Many believed that the attack in Homs on Aug. 1, 2013, was carried out by Syrian armed opposition groups, launching Grad rockets toward a strategic arms depot of the Syrian army, resulting in a massive explosion that rocked the entire city of Homs.
Unlike many people, I had certain sensitive information days before the strike in Homs that Israel would probably launch a series of strikes on targets inside Syria, mostly related to the Syrian chemical weapons program. Following are a few of my tweets days before the strike happened, later confirmed by other sources:
#EXCLUSIVE 10-13 #Assad #CW sites & depots will be hit at once in 1 massive military operation across #Syria in next 7-10 days! #Israel #US
— Rami (@RamiAlLolah) July 30, 2013
— Rami (@RamiAlLolah) July 30, 2013
#EXCLUSIVE #PT Among the targeted #CW sites a group of tactical hits will be carried out against #Assad strategic arms depots in #Syria
— Rami (@RamiAlLolah) July 30, 2013
Two days before the Homs strike, the U.S. leaked news about possible Israeli strikes on Syria.— Rami (@RamiAlLolah) July 30, 2013
That NYT piece on Israelis missing a few Yakhonts was basically a count-down on the next strike. A buck says this weekend.
— Michael Weiss (@michaeldweiss) August 1, 2013
— Michael Weiss (@michaeldweiss) August 1, 2013
This guy claimed to have heard rumors of a coming Israeli hit on a CW site: https://t.co/bLjS1qkNRa
— Michael Weiss (@michaeldweiss) August 2, 2013
A rebel group claimed the attack on Homs targeted a strategic arms depot. Many believed that the target was the strategic arms depot in south Homs as per the following map:— Michael Weiss (@michaeldweiss) August 2, 2013
@RamiAlLolah Sure! Use these Coordinates: 34.6906391N 36.7285824E instead of a place name. http://t.co/g9XJNT8Gip pic.twitter.com/oHhZMDSLdX
— DesertFire (@PS_CA_ArabSpr) August 2, 2013
Although Israel never confirmed or denied the reports suggesting the IAF was behind this strike, I was certain that Israel was behind it.— DesertFire (@PS_CA_ArabSpr) August 2, 2013
Almost a year after that strike, numerous previously secret satellite photos were revealed that showed the target was not the arms depot, but rather a secret underground chemical weapons storage facility south of Homs.
The satellite photos revealed that the strike was extremely precise in hitting this facility, which suggests that it was not a lucky rebel Grad missile.