Iran-Israel tensions in Syria escalate

Syria accused Israel of launching missiles at a target near Damascus hours after U.S. President Donald Trump announced he was quitting the Iran nuclear deal, a move that prompted Israel to go on high alert


1. Apr 9: Missile strike kills seven Iranians at T-4 air base. Iran blames Israel and vows
to retaliate


2. Apr 29: At least 26 mostly Iranian fighters killed in “probably Israeli” strikes on targets near Hama and Aleppo


May 9, Kisweh: Syria says air defences downed two Israeli missiles. Monitors report nine pro-government forces killed, including Iranians from Revolutionary Guard or other Shia militia

May 9, Golan Heights: Israeli military instructs civic authorities to ready bomb shelters, deploy new defences and mobilize reservist forces after identifying “irregular activity” by Iranian forces in Syria


TURKEY
SYRIA
Aleppo
Hama
Homs
IRAQ
JORDAN
100km 60 miles
1 2 2 2


LEBANON
Mount Hermon
ISRAEL  
Iron Dome anti-missile systems deployed on Golan Heights
Sea of Galilee
Quneitra
GOLAN HEIGHTS (Israeli-occupied)
JORDAN
SYRIA
Damascus
UNDOF ceasefire zone
10km 6 miles


Sources: Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, AFP, Reuters, BBC 
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