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Frame grab video provided by SANA shows missiles flying in sky near Damascus, Syria December 25, 2018.
All the pieces were in place for it to happen sooner than later, but striking Syria on Christmas night sent a terrifying message that's sure to backfire against "Israel" but will probably also get people to wonder why the S-300s didn't deter this from happening in the first place.
Reports are streaming in that
"Israel" launched an attack against Syria on Christmas night after a brief hiatus of a couple of months following what President Putin previously described as the "chain of tragic circumstances" that led to the downing of a Russian spy plane over the Arab Republic's airspace in mid-September.
Many people are shocked by the audacity of striking Syria on one of the world's holiest days but a lot of those who have also been following the country's conflict lately are surprised that it even happened at all.
Certain forces in the Mainstream and
Alternative Medias pushed forth the narrative that
Russia's highly publicized dispatch of S-300 anti-air missiles to Syria in the aftermath of the mid-September incident
was supposed to have made this scenario impossible, though the reality is that the
Russian military has yet to hand control of these systems over to the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and might ultimately never end up doing so as part of a possible backroom deal between Moscow and Tel Aviv in order for "Israel" to continue having the so-called "freedom" to strike IRGC and Hezbollah positions in the country at its convenience.
Comment: A little PR jaunt by Macron to ingratiate himself with the military rank-and-file as the Yellow Vest protests show no sign of slowing down? The generals are already at odds with him for signing the Marrakesh migration agreement.