Authorities in Damascus reported an Israeli attack on the Syrian city of Latakia, which left two people wounded. This city is one of the strongholds of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
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Two people were injured and several fires broke out after an Israeli airstrike on the Syrian port city of Latakia, Damascus authorities said Thursday.
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad frequently uses several facilities in the Latakia region.
“At around 02:50 (23:50 on Wednesday in Lisbon), “The Israeli enemy carried out an air attack (…) against one of the positions at the southeastern entrance to Latakia”the official Sana agency reported, citing a military source.
“Two civilians were injured and private property was damaged,” the same source added.
The agency had already reported on the actions of the anti-aircraft defense that intercepted projectiles over Latakia, causing fires.
The Israeli air force carries out strikes against Syria, but rarely targets this port city northwest of Damascus.
Latakia, one of the strongholds of President Bashar al-Assadally of the Lebanese Islamist movement Hezbollah (Party of God), is near the Russian Hmeimim air base.
Russia, Syria’s ally, maintains military forces and resources in several regions of the country.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (OSDH), a non-governmental organization based in the United Kingdom and which has a wide network of sources in the country, stated that today’s attack targeted “a weapons depot in Latakia.” .
On the night of October 2-3, the observatory reported drone attacks on another ammunition depot near Jablé, about 20 kilometers further south and closer to the Russian base at Hmeimim.
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Israel intensified attacks on Syria while intensifying military actions in Lebanon, where it carried out attacks on Hezbollah strongholds.
Since the civil war broke out in Syria in 2011, Israel has carried out hundreds of attacks against the Syrian army and against Tehran-backed movements, particularly Hezbollah, that support government forces.
Israeli authorities rarely comment on the attacks on Syria.
On October 8, an Israeli airstrike against the Mazzé neighborhood of Damascus killed 13 people, including nine civilians, according to information collected by the observatory.
Source: Observadora
