The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights

Israeli strikes on Masyaf | Military posts of Iranian militias destroyed

Reliable SOHR sources have confirmed that the Israeli missiles have destroyed warehouses and headquarters in the area of the scientific research centre, the “Defense Factories”, where Iranian militias are stationed.

 

In this context, SOHR activists have reported seeing ambulances rushing to the targeted sites, amid confirmed reports of fatalities.

 

Reliable sources have just informed SOHR that the Israeli strikes targeted military posts of regime forces and Iranian militias as well as warehouses in the “Defense Factories” in the west of Masyaf city in rural Hama where Syrian and non-Syrian Iranian-backed militias are located. No further details were reported about the number of casualties and material damage caused by this attack.

 

It is worth noting that Masyaf area hosts a centre for developing medium-range missiles in Al-Zawi village as well as Al-Talae’ camp in Sheikh Ghadban village in Masyaf countryside.

 

On June 4, reliable sources informed the Syrian Observatory that Israeli bombardment targeted military depots in the “Defense Factories” in al-Zawi area in Masyaf countryside, west of Hama, causing heavy human and material losses. According to Observatory sources, at least nine people were killed in the attack. The fatalities included four Syrians but it was not known if they were regime soldiers or affiliated to Iranian forces, while the identities of the rest remained unknown.