Israel Declassifies 2007 Syria Nuclear Raid Details

Credit: F-16I Sufa: IAF
LONDON—The Israeli Air Force (IAF) has declassified details of an air raid on a nuclear facility in Syria 11 years ago. The attack on the Dier ez-Zor site, codenamed Operation Silent Tone, on Sept. 6, 2007, was the result of six years of international intelligence work that uncovered a Syrian...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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