03 September 2013 (12:21 UTC-07 Tango)/27 Shawwal 1434/12 Shahrivar 1391/28 Xin-You (7th month) 4711

Russian Navy reported two missiles streaking towards Syria, but they fell short into the sea.  Later, Israeli Defense Forces officials admitted they launched two missiles, but claim that it was a “routine” test!

IDF says they were testing a U.S. made Sparrow, which mimics ballistic missiles for the purpose of testing anti-ballistic missile systems.

However, it seems strange, considering the fact that the U.S. led forces (which include Israel) are about to attack Syria any day now, that the IDF decided to test such missiles without any public notice.