Analyst's note: Anybody see this? I think it's a rather big story from October 28, 2012. My root source is a retired former carrier skipper. Be sure to check the attached photos.
http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/news/world_news/Middle_East/article1156457.ece
http://www.theweek.co.uk/middle-east/nuclear-iran/49791/message-bang-what-israel-told-us-sudan-hit
A long-range Israeli bombing raid last week that was seen as a dry run for a forthcoming attack on Iran's nuclear facilities has destroyed an Iranian run plant making rockets and ballistic missiles in Sudan.
Eight Israeli F-15I planes — four carrying two one-ton bombs, escorted by four fighters — struck the giant Yarmouk factory on the southwestern outskirts of Khartoum, the capital, in the early hours of Wednesday.
The raid, in which two people died, triggered panic across the city. Witnesses said they heard a series of loud blasts followed by the sound of ammunition exploding.
"It was a double impact — the explosion at the factory and then the ammunition flying into the neighbourhood," said Abd-al Ghadir Mohammed, 31, a resident. "The ground shook. Some homes were badly damaged."
According to western defence sources, the 2,400-mile return flight took the Israelis four hours, with the jets flying south along the Red Sea and crossing into Sudan from the east, bypassing Egypt's air defence system.
"This was a show of force but it was only a fraction of our capability — and of what the Iranians can expect in the countdown to the spring," said a defence source, referring to possible airstrikes against Tehran's nuclear programme.
Preparations for the attack in Sudan began more than two years ago after Mossad agents suffocated Mahmoud al-Mabhouh, the top weapons buyer for the Palestinian group Hamas, in his hotel in Dubai.
Before they left Mabhouh's room they removed a number of documents from his briefcase.
