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June 28, 2023

What Israel’s Campaign in Syria Has, and Hasn’t, Accomplished

Who’s winning the War Between Wars?

Since 2013, the IDF has carried out hundreds, if not thousands, of airstrikes in Syria, targeting military installations, transports, and infrastructure belonging to Iran, its proxy Hizballah, and the regime of Bashar al-Assad himself. None of its planes have been shot down, and attempts at retaliation have generally fallen flat, and failed to deter. Eran Lerman responds to the argument that, despite this apparent success, this “War Between Wars” has failed to achieve its strategic ends:

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