The January 2013 Rif Dimashq airstrike was an aerial attack in the Rif Dimashq Governorate of Syria, which targeted a convoy alleged to be carrying weapons from Syria to the Lebanese Shi'a militia Hez
SA-17 surface-to-air missile system, similar to the one allegedly targeted by the attack
SA-8 surface-to-air missile system, similar to ones shown on a Syrian television footage broadcast
Iran–Israel proxy conflict
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Iran and Israel have been engaged in a proxy conflict since 1985. In the Israeli–Lebanese conflict, Iran has supported Lebanese Shia militias, most notably Hezbollah. In the Israeli–Palestinian confli
January 2013 Rif Dimashq airstrike
…arms, including chemical weapons, to Hezbollah. In addition, the transformation of Syria from an ally to a proxy of Iran could open another front in the Iran–Israel proxy conflict. In 2013, Hezbollah fighters replaced forces of the Syrian Arab Army near the Golan Heights. Israel thereafter began direct intervention in Syria largely…
A grenade launcher with Iranian Army branding displayed by Israel as "found in Lebanon during the 2006 Lebanon War"
Protest in Tehran against Israeli strikes on Iran, 20 June 2025
Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and President Ebrahim Raisi meeting with Syrian president Bashar al-Assad on 8 May 2022
Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah with Ali Khamenei on the left and Quds Force commander Qasem Soleimani on the right