With Bashar al-Assad ousted from Syria and the Syrian navy in shambles, Israel took the chance to set again any potential hostile risk from any new authorities that might rise as much as fill the void by hanging air protection websites and weapon/tools caches. However in keeping with the tone of overseas correspondent Imtiaz Tyab on Monday’s CBS Mornings, Israel may as effectively be blowing up residential buildings and minivans.
He even mourned for a Russian-made Hind assault helicopter as a result of it could possibly be on a goal listing and destroyed quickly (pictured above).
The pearl clutching nature of the report was apparent with co-anchor Nate Burleson’s opening spiel for the section:
The Israeli navy is continuous its barrage of Syrian navy targets after the nation’s long-time dictator was ousted. Israel has carried out a whole lot of strikes on weapons stockpiles, it says, to maintain them out of the arms of extremists. Israeli troops are occupying territory throughout the border in Syria.
As if he was strolling by way of a residential neighborhood, Tyab confirmed video of him exploring “a Syrian navy air base on the outskirts of the capital Damascus” and looking out on in horror at “the devastation brought on by Israeli air strikes.”
He balked at Israel’s state mission and the concept the Islamist rebels who toppled Assad had been “extremists” in any approach. “All a part of efforts, Israel says, to destroy weapons and {hardware} earlier than it may possibly fall within the arms of, quote, ‘extremists,’” he scoffed.
Seemingly upset that the Syrian navy wasn’t able to combat again, Tyab huffed: “Years of corruption hollowed out the war-scared nation’s the armed forces contributing to his regime’s collapse.” That was instantly adopted up with Tyab’s mourning for the potential destruction of the Hind assault helicopter.
He may as effectively have been Sarah McLauchlan singing “Within the arms of the angel” in an ACPCA business as he spoke about how a lot potential the plane nonetheless had regardless of its “uncared for” state:
Now this can be a Syrian navy assault helicopter. It might be previous, it might be a bit uncared for, however it’s nonetheless operational. In truth, it additionally nonetheless has ammunition, making it a first-rate goal for Israel strikes.
How a lot to undertake it into a brand new perpetually residence?
All through his report, Tyab additionally falsely referred to a area of northern Israel as “the occupied Golan Heights;” a time period utilized by anti-Semitic terrorists:
The lightning-fast takeover of Syria one week in the past by Hayat Tahir al Sham rebels has additionally seen Israeli forces perform a land incursion that stretches previous the occupied Golan heights right into a beforehand demilitarized buffer zone.
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And Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu has additionally accepted a plan to successfully double the Israeli inhabitants of the occupied Golan heights, a territory taken from Syria over 50 years in the past. However in an announcement, Netanyahu insisted that he didn’t need a battle with Syria.
The Golan Heights turned part of Israel after Syria selected to hitch a multi-nation coalition in 1967 with the purpose of wiping out the Jewish state. That coalition misplaced the Six-Day Warfare and Israel took over that territory. However the information didn’t matter to Tyab.
The transcript is beneath. Click on “develop” to learn:
CBS Mornings
December 16, 2024
7:08:35 a.m. JapaneseNATE BURLESON: The Israeli navy is continuous its barrage of Syrian navy targets after the nation’s long-time dictator was ousted. Israel has carried out a whole lot of strikes on weapons stockpiles, it says, to maintain them out of the arms of extremists. Israeli troops are occupying territory throughout the border in Syria. Imtiaz Tyab studies from a Syrian navy base hit by Israeli assaults.
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IMTIAZ TYAB: As we drove by way of a Syrian navy air base on the outskirts of the capital Damascus, the devastation brought on by Israeli air strikes was clear. All a part of efforts, Israel says, to destroy weapons and {hardware} earlier than it may possibly fall within the arms of, quote, “extremists.”
What the Israeli navy has been focusing on, Syrian navy infrastructure like this, current relentlessly, and the injury is simply breathtaking.
Like this huge strike in a single day within the coastal metropolis of Tartus. In keeping with the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, Israeli struggle planes destroyed Syrian air protection models and different naval and navy property.
The lightning-fast takeover of Syria one week in the past by Hayat Tahir al Sham rebels has additionally seen Israeli forces perform a land incursion that stretches previous the occupied Golan heights right into a beforehand demilitarized buffer zone.
Ahmad al-Sharaa, Syria’s de facto new chief has criticized what he described as Israel’s, quote, “uncalculated navy adventures.” And mentioned he was extra fascinated about state constructing than opening one other battle.
The focusing on of Syria’s navy websites has additionally revealed the deep neglect by Bashar al Assad. Years of corruption hollowed out the war-scared nation’s the armed forces contributing to his regime’s collapse.
Now this can be a Syrian navy assault helicopter. It might be previous, it might be a bit uncared for, however it’s nonetheless operational. In truth, it additionally nonetheless has ammunition, making it a first-rate goal for Israel strikes.
Strikes which present no signal of slowing down.
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And Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu has additionally accepted a plan to successfully double the Israeli inhabitants of the occupied Golan heights, a territory taken from Syria over 50 years in the past. However in an announcement, Netanyahu insisted that he didn’t need a battle with Syria. Nate.
BURLESON: Imtiaz Tyab in Syria, thanks.
