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SYRIAN WAR REPORT – OCTOBER 12, 2018: ‘S-300 ELIMINATION’ DELAYED –ISRAEL GROUNDS F-35 FLEET On October 11, the Israeli military announced that it had halted flights of F-35I stealth fighter jets following the crash of the US Marine Corps F-35B jet in South Carolina on September 28. The Israeli Air Force (IAF) stated that the F-35B crash was caused by a technical malfunction in the engine’s fuel pipe. So, the IAF decided to make additional precautions and conduct tests on all F-35I aircraft before continuing to employ them. Earlier, multiple Israeli experts and even top officials claimed that the IAF may soon employ F-35I jets to challenge S-300 air defense systems, which were recently received by the Syrian military. However, it seems any kind of these actions is now delayed. Heavy clashes erupted between the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and ISIS in the Hajin pocket in the province of Deir Ezzor.
