Syria threatens Scud missile strikes if Israeli airstrikes continue

After Syrian forces fired missiles at Israeli jets returning from airstrikes in the country's ISIS-held eastern side, Syria reportedly issued a stern warning to Israel through their Russian allies ' more airstrikes will be met by Scud missile fire in return."Despite a 6-year war Syria is not weak and knows how to defend itself,' a Saturday-evening post in Lebanon'sAl-Diyar newspaper said, according toThe Jerusalem Post.At the time of the most recent airstrikes, Syriadescribed them as an act of aggression that helped ISIS.But Syria's several-generations-oldScud missiles don't pose a real military threat to Israel, which employs some of the best missile defenses in the world.Israel has infrequently carried out airstrikes in Syria, where Iranian-aligned and anti-Israel groups like Hezbollah operate."When we know aboutan attempt tosmuggle weapons toHezbollah, we do whatever we can toprevent this fromhappening, provided we have sufficient information and capabilities toreact," Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said of Israel's incursions into Syria, according to Russian state-run media.SEE ALSO:US forces went behind enemy lines in Syria to cut off ISIS' only escape routeJoin the conversation about this storyNOW WATCH: Here's footage of the US military's new helicopter that'll cost as much as an F-35
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