The airstrike on the Syrian city of Masyaf which was attributed to Israel on Thursday struck a missile warehouse containing over 1,000 Iranian-made missiles, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported Saturday.
The warehouse, located within the Syrian Scientific Studies and Research Center (SSRC) complex in the city, stored thousands of medium-range, surface-to-surface missiles assembled under the supervision of IRGC “expert officers,” the report noted.
Syrian air defense systems were activated in northwestern Syria on Thursday afternoon, with Syrian state news agency SANA stating local forces were “confronting hostile targets” above Masyaf. Later, the agency reported the alleged airstrike to be an Israeli attack.
According to SOHR’s report, 14 Syrian civilians sustained injuries with varying levels of severity following the Masyaf airstrike, in addition to casualties reported among Iranian-backed militias’ officials guarding the SSRC.In addition, multiple fires broke out in areas surrounding Masyaf due to shrapnel from the explosions of the warehouse […]
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