Israeli Airstrike in Syria Destroys Iranian Missile Cache – Report
Latest attack is the 21st Israeli strike on Iranian targets in Syria during the current year alone, as Iran continue to arm local terror groups.
An Israeli airstrike on Iranian targets in Masyaf in Syria on Thursday night resulted in the destruction of a large number of surface-to-surface missiles that were being produced with Iranian guidance, the Syrian Observatory for Hunan Rights (SOHR) reported.
Syria’s official SANA news agency reported that an Israeli attack that targeted the surroundings of Hama and Tartous resulted in the injury of two civilians, material damage, and “fires to different areas.”
The SOHR quoted its sources in the country who said that explosions that rocked the attacked sites hours after the strike were due to the explosion of medium-range surface-to-surface missiles manufactured at Syria’s Scientific Research Centre under the supervision of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard (IRGC), as well as Iranian-made missiles transported to the warehouse in recent months.
According to SOHR, the missiles were assembled over the course of more than a year and their numbers are more than 1,000. Other sources doubt this high number.
The SOHR further reported that a Syrian Army officer injured in the attack died of his injuries, 14 civilians sustained various injuries and homes were damaged because of the missiles exploding in the depots of Iranian-backed militias.
The IDF has remained silent on the report, as it usually does after reported operations in Syria.
The targeted areas host military headquarters and posts and weapons warehouses affiliated with Iranian-backed militias.
The Saudi Al-Haddath channel reported that the Israeli attack hit workshops for the production of precision-guided missiles.
Several sources have reported that Russia has recently removed its advanced S-300 air defense system from Syria and transferred it to the war in Ukraine, thus creating a better opportunity for Israel to attack Iranian and Hezbollah targets in Syria.
This latest strike was the 21st Israeli attack in Syrian territory in 2022, according to the SOHR’s count.
Iran routinely attempts to arm the Lebanon-based Hezbollah with advanced weapons. Israel has exposed and thwarted multiple attempts by Iran to transfer game-changing weapons to Hezbollah, including by air shipments from Iran, through Damascus Airport.
Over the years, the IAF has carried out thousands of attacks to thwart the Iranian entrenchment in the war-torn country and to prevent Hezbollah from accumulating advanced weapons.
According to the SOHR, the IAF conducted 29 strikes in Syria throughout 2021. The attacks hit 71 targets and killed 130 people, including 125 combatants from the Syrian military, Hezbollah and Iranian-backed Shiite militias.
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