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From 12 to 22 October 2023, Israel launched at least three attacks on airports in Syria, particularly on Damascus and Aleppo. [ 17 ] [ 18 ] Notably, Israel carried out the assassination of Razi Mousavi , a senior Iranian general, in the Syrian capital of Damascus on 25 December 2023, and Brigadier General Sadegh Omidzadeh , an intelligence ...
On 27 November 2024, a coalition of Syrian opposition groups called the Military Operations Command [41] led by Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and allied Turkish-backed groups [42] [43] [44] in the Syrian National Army (SNA) launched an offensive against the pro-government Syrian Arab Army (SAA) forces in Idlib, Aleppo and Hama Governorates in Syria.
The IDF took positions on the Syrian side of Mount Hermon as well. [29] That same day, Israel struck several sites in Daraa, as well as depots at the Khalkhala Air Base north of Suweida with at least six air strikes. The base was evacuated by the government overnight. Israel was possibly trying to prevent weapons reaching Hezbollah. [30]
Israel has for years carried out attacks on what it has described as Iran-linked targets in Syria, where Tehran's influence has grown since it began supporting President Bashar al-Assad in a civil ...
The recent violence in Syria has killed some 244 rebels and 141 Syrian regime and allied fighters, along with at least 24 civilians, according to the Observatory, which has a network of sources ...
Iran and its powerful Lebanese proxy Hezbollah provided Syrian government forces with crucial financial and military support as the rebellion that swept Syria in 2011 erupted into a brutal civil war.
The Russian Foreign Ministry condemned the attack, considering it a "flagrant violation of international law". [12] The Lebanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs strongly denounced the strikes in Damascus, expressing their outrage at the destruction and civilian casualties caused. [13]
[4] Israel told the U.S. that if Iran were to launch a strike from its territory against Israel in retaliation, it would prompt a harsh response from Israel, potentially escalating the current conflict to a higher intensity. [5] [6] Four anonymous Israeli officials have confirmed that Israel has been behind the attack. [7]