Israel today, December 8, carried out three airstrikes on a security complex and government research center in the capital Damascus as rebels overthrew Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad.
The center has been used by Iran in the past to develop missiles, Reuters reported, citing regional security sources.
According to the newspaper’s sources, the strikes caused significant damage to the main customs department and buildings adjacent to the military intelligence offices in the security complex located in the Kafr Sousa district of Damascus. The research center was damaged.
One of the sources said the strikes targeted infrastructure facilities used to store sensitive military data, equipment and guided missile parts, the agency said.
Israeli officials have expressed concern that chemical weapons and other banned munitions and missiles Syria has stockpiled for decades could now fall into the hands of Islamist-led rebels.
Earlier, Israel also struck at least seven targets in southwestern Syria, which included the Khalkhala airbase from which Syrian troops had withdrawn since last night. .
The strikes near the Mezze military airport southwest of Damascus hit other ammunition depots.
Israel has been targeting Iran-linked targets in Syria for years, but stepped up such raids after the Palestinian group Hamas attacked Israeli territory on October 7, 2023, which triggered a war in the Gaza Strip.
Source: Reuters
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