CAIRO: Israeli airstrikes killed 16 folks in western Syria and wounded dozens extra in a single day, Syrian state media reported on Monday (Sep 9), the deadliest Israeli assault reported by Syrian authorities for the reason that Iranian embassy compound in Damascus was hit in April.
There was no speedy remark from Israel, which usually stays silent on reviews of strikes in Syria.
The Syrian state information company SANA, citing a army supply, mentioned Israel had launched the strikes at round 11.20pm on Sunday and focused “a variety of army websites within the central area”, with out elaborating on what was struck.
Syrian air defences had shot down a number of the missiles, the supply mentioned. SANA cited an area well being official as saying 36 folks had been wounded, six of whom had been in critical situation.
Two regional intelligence sources mentioned a significant army analysis centre for chemical arms manufacturing positioned close to Masyaf, in Hama province close to the Mediterranean coast, had been hit a number of occasions. They mentioned it was believed to deal with a group of Iranian army consultants concerned in weapons manufacturing.
Nonetheless, a senior regional army supply near Damascus and Tehran denied the accounts that it was a chemical weapons facility, saying that the goal was a well known Syrian analysis facility.
