An Israeli Air Force F-15 fighter jet flies during an aerial demonstration. (photo credit: AMIR COHEN – REUTERS)
Late on May 13, five people were killed and seven others were wounded as a result of a wave of Israeli airstrikes on Syria’s central region.
The airstrikes hit military targets in the outskirts of the town of Masyaf, where a key facility of the Syrian Scientific Studies and Research Center (SSRC) is located. The SSRC is the main military research and development institution of Syria. The research facility was targeted by Israel on a number of occasions in the past. The most recent confirmed strike on the facility was on April 9.
Videos from western and central Syria showed several successful interceptions of Israeli missiles by Syrian air defense means.
In a statement to the state-run Syrian Arab News Agency, a Syrian military source said that the airstrikes were launched from the international airspace off the Syrian coast.
One of the victims of the Israeli airstrikes was reportedly a civilian. Many of the wounded were also civilians, including a little girl.
This was the second confirmed Israeli attack on Syria this May. The first attack, which took place on May 11, targeted a network of observation posts and positions of the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) in the governorate of al-Quneitra in the southern region.
On May 7, a series of airstrikes targeted positions of Iranian-backed forces in the eastern outskirts of the city of Deir Ezzor in the northeastern region. Unverified reports said that Israel was behind the airstrikes.
Israel stepped up its attack on Syria in the last few months. The recent attacks were a part of Tel Aviv’s “War-Between-Wars” campaign, which is meant to hinder Iranian entrenchment in Syria and prevent the transfer of advanced Iranian-made weapons to Hezbollah in Lebanon.
Филиал № 4 ОСФР по Москве и Московской области информирует:
Свыше 5,2 миллиона жителей Московского региона получают набор социальных услуг в натуральном виде
Социальные и ESG-проекты ГПМ Радио названы лучшими в России
Владимир Путин, Дмитрий Медведев, Анатолий Голод: ПРИЗНАНИЕ НАТО НАДО ПРИМЕНЯТЬ!
Владимир Путин, Дмитрий Медведев, Анатолий Голод: ПРИЗНАНИЕ НАТО НАДО ПРИМЕНЯТЬ!
Филиал № 4 ОСФР по Москве и Московской области информирует:
С начала года более 4,7 тысячи жителей Московского региона оформили страховую пенсию в автоматическом режиме на портале госуслуг
В Дубне сотрудники Росгвардии помогли утиному семейству перейти оживленную трассу
Социальные и ESG-проекты ГПМ Радио названы лучшими в России
