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| Israeli strikes reported in central Syria on former regime’s military sites Tuesday |
| 2025-03-20 |
| [IsraelTimes] Jets strike army fortifications in villages of Shinshar and Shamsin near Homs, security sources say; watchdog says ‘missile battalion’ targeted Israeli jets targeted former Syrian army outposts in the central Homs province, two security sources told Reuters on Tuesday, in what appeared to be the latest in a string of attacks on military infrastructure belonging to the ousted Assad regime, which fell to Islamist insurgents in December. The jets bombed army fortifications in the villages of Shinshar and Shamsin south of Homs city in central Syria, the sources said. According to the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, whose funding is unclear, “Israeli air strikes targeted a missile battalion” near Homs city, reporting explosions in the area with no immediate word of casualties. The Israel Defense Forces did not comment on the alleged strikes. The military did, however, acknowledge several drone strikes earlier on Tuesday on military infrastructure that it said posed a threat to Israel near the southern Syrian town of Khan Arnabeh. The previous evening, the IDF had confirmed that it was carrying out a series of strikes on military targets in the Daraa area, targeting headquarters and other facilities used to store weapons and equipment belonging to the former Syrian regime. It said that it had identified attempts by unspecified groups to use those weapons. Israel has said it will continue to act against all threats in Syria as the country’s new regime grapples with consolidating power in the wake of the collapse of the decades-long rule of the Assad family. The IDF describes its presence in the buffer zone, which was manned by UN peacekeepers until the Assad regime’s ouster in December, as a temporary and defensive measure, although Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said last month that troops would remain there for “an unlimited period of time” to maintain Israel’s security. Related: Homs province: 2025-03-18 Lebanon says it will retaliate for gunfire from Syria amid deadly fighting on border Homs province: 2025-02-15 Remnants of Hezbollah drug ops found in abandoned factories in Syria Homs province: 2024-12-29 Syria’s Homs settles into uneasy calm after brief eruption of sectarian violence Related: Shinshar: 2024-12-10 Israel destroyed entire Syrian air force in 250-300 targeted strikes over past 24 hours, Russian Naval base in Tartus hard hit, IDF tanks advancing north along Syria-Lebanon border Shinshar: 2024-11-12 Syrian media reports Israeli airstrike near Homs Shinshar: 2023-07-22 Unknown assailants attack IRGC, Hezbollah in Syria causing casualties Related: Daraa: 2025-03-19 IDF strikes Syrian artillery systems near border; Damascus condemns ‘Israeli aggression’ Daraa: 2025-03-18 IDF strikes terror targets in Lebanon, Syria and Gaza, said to kill at least 4 Daraa: 2025-03-17 Day 2: US airstrikes ''took out'' multiple Houthi terror leaders, US Navy airstruck Houthi drones and captured cargo ship, Houthis claim 53 toes up after 47 airstrikes |
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