A dramatic weekend in Syria, punctuated by an Israeli airstrike against Syrian army positions near Damascus, has generated a flurry of responses by various nations and parties, all seeking to put their spin on events. Syria’s state media and other sympathetic outlets had a field day with the attack, largely forgetting earlier promises to respond to such violations of the country’s sovereignty. Some of the spin was aimed at playing down its significance, via footage of the destroyed facilities and loud claims that the area was used for agricultural production.
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