Israel Air Force officer: ‘Syria’s the global stage, everybody’s playing there’
For years, Israel was without rival in the skies over the Middle East, but with the Russian military placing an advanced anti-aircraft system — the S-400 — in Syria, that dynamic has changed and turned the once open skies into a far more difficult space to navigate, according to a senior Israeli Air Force official.
“We’re living in interesting times,” the officer told reporters Sunday night, speaking on condition of anonymity.