The Israel Protection Forces (IDF) introduced strikes on Syria’s naval property, capitalizing on the autumn of Damascus to armed opposition teams and the toppling of the federal government of Bashar Assad.
Israeli warships fired missiles on the ports of Latakia and Al-Bayda over the previous 48 hours, the IDF mentioned on Tuesday night. The military mentioned that 15 Syrian naval vessels had been docked on the ports in the course of the assaults.
“Dozens of sea-to-sea missiles with ranges of 80-190 km had been destroyed,” the IDF wrote on X, posting a video of the strikes on unspecified vessels.
⭕ In 48 hours, the IDF struck a lot of the strategic weapons stockpiles in Syria to stop them from falling into the fingers of terrorist parts. 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻:⚓ Naval Operations: Israeli Navy missile ships struck 2 Syrian Navy amenities… pic.twitter.com/6N1fz7BiMF
— Israel Protection Forces (@IDF) December 10, 2024
Al Jazeera posted images of what it mentioned had been destroyed Syrian Navy ships. An AFP reporter in Latakia mentioned that smoke was coming from not less than three Soviet-era vessels armed with machine weapons and missile launchers.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu mentioned that he licensed the IDF to “bomb strategic army capabilities left by the Syrian military, in order that they’d not fall into the fingers of the jihadists.”
Israeli troops earlier superior from the Golan Heights deeper into Syria, increasing the territory they’ve been occupying since 1967. Protection Minister Israel Katz mentioned the IDF intends to arrange a “sterline protection zone” in southern Syria, to be able to stop “terrorist teams” from making the most of the chaos and threatening the Jewish State.
Arab international locations and Türkiye have condemned Israeli operations, with Saudi Arabia arguing that the IDF’s actions had been additional destabilizing the civil war-torn nation.
The state of affairs in Syria modified dramatically earlier this month, when a free coalition of anti-Assad forces led by the Islamists from Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) launched a lightning offensive, seizing the entire cities beforehand held by the federal government. Different teams, together with the US-backed Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), used the collapse of the federal government military to broaden their very own management.
Russia’s air base close to Latakia has been positioned on excessive alert, Moscow mentioned on Sunday, including that there was no quick menace to the troops. Based on information company TASS, the Syrian opposition is involved with Russian officers and has assured the security of Russian diplomats and army personnel.
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