Israeli strike on Syrian defense base an attempt to derail peace talks

An alleged Israeli strike on a Syrian air defense base near the port city of Latakia late Thursday had multiple purposes – not least of which was to undermine Syrian peace negotiations, former US Senate foreign policy analyst James Petras told RT.

An Obama administration official told AP that the attack happened overnight on Thursday, but provided no further details. Another security official told the news agency that it took place in the Syrian port city of Latakia, and that the targets were Russian-made SA-125 missiles .... http://rt.com