IAF attack barrel bomb factory in Syria

[tartare]

Yossi and Sufa flying friends have allegedly just whacked an Assad barrel bomb factory.
Mazel tov.
Russian air defences no impediment apparently.
I would love to know how they manage to spoof those - clearly some very clever electronic warfare tech used.
With help from Uncle Sam perhaps - as per Operation Orchard...

[Basil]

Well, God DID set a bit of an example of serious smiting.

Love the editor's comments, e.g.

1 Samuel 6:19 (You would have thought the 50,070th Israelite would have more sense than to climb a mountain of 50,069 bodies and look into a box)

And I've never been able to fully trust anyone named Judith

[Lonewolf_50]

Originally Posted by Basil

Well, God DID set a bit of an example of serious smiting.

Love the editor's comments, e.g.


And I've never been able to fully trust anyone named Judith

Odd synchronicity there, Basil. A lovely gal whom I can only ever refer to in the past tense as either Juddith or Jugsith, was intimately involved in a breach of trust that involved my money clip (about three decades ago). Let's say that I learned a lesson.


As to barrel bombs and factories manufacturing thereof: how does one know one isn't bombing a brewery?

[JW411]

And just how many breweries are there in Syria? Possibly slightly more than there are flourishing pig farms.

[Lonewolf_50]

Originally Posted by JW411

And just how many breweries are there in Syria?

I am guessing there's one less now. It's the obvious place to build barrel bombs, is it not? Hiding in plain sight?

[Melchett01]

Originally Posted by JW411

And just how many breweries are there in Syria? Possibly slightly more than there are flourishing pig farms.

There used to be 2, one in Damascus and one in Allepo. Suspect that's now down to one!

Interestingly, if Wiki is to be believed (yes, I know!) the first use of barrel bombs was by the Israelis in 1948 in support of Op Drekel. And apparently the US dropped them to start forest fires in Vietnam. I guess that much like warfare in this day and age, it's all about the context rather than specific fact. Something the politicians and tree-huggers often fail to consider when taking their often illiberal liberal stances.