foreign media: israeli special forces launch "ground operations" in syria
2024-09-13
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reference news reported on september 13according to a report on the israeli times website on september 12, israeli special forces recently launched a surprise attack on an "iranian weapons facility" in the masyaf region of syria.
according to reports, several media outlets had previously reported that israel struck military facilities in central syria in an attack on the evening of the 8th, killing at least 14 people, injuring 43 people, and causing a fire. according to syrian media reports at the time, the attack hit a scientific research center in maysyaf, which has long been associated with missile manufacturing for the syrian government and the iranian army.
the latest reports are the first to claim that israeli forces were operating on the ground during the masyaf operation, which is about 200 kilometers north of israel but only about 30 kilometers from syria's western coastline.
according to a report by the syrian opposition tv station based in turkey, the israeli helicopter did not land on syrian territory, but hovered in the air, while the special forces carried out a rope descent. the report said that fierce clashes took place during the period, three syrians were killed, and two to four iranians were captured.
the tv station also said that a russian communications center was also one of the targets of the operation. sources said that israel's recent attacks weakened syria's air defense system, making it unable to thwart the attack on the 8th. syria has set up a high-level committee to investigate the incident.
the report said that a report on the us axios news website quoted three insiders as saying that the israeli air force special forces "kingfisher" commando carried out the raid. the website also said that israel informed the united states of the situation before carrying out the operation and there was no objection from the white house. (compiled by zheng guoyi)
