New Israeli attack | Airstrikes destroy Iranian militia’s depots and missiles manufacturing centres in Masyaf countryside, and kill at least six militiamen

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights has documented human and material losses, as a result of the new Israeli strikes on Syrian territory this morning. Israeli missiles flying over Lebanese territory have destroyed warehouses and manufacturing centres for short and medium-range missiles belonging to Iranian militias in the scientific research area, the “Defense Factories”, within the area of Al-Zawiya in Masyaf countryside.

 

Centres and positions were also targeted in al-Talae’ camp in Sheikh Ghadban area in Masyaf countryside as well.

 

The strikes left six people of non-Syrian nationalities dead. It is not yet known whether they were members of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards or pro-Iranian militiamen.

 

The death toll is expected to rise, as some of the injured are in serious condition, amid reports of further fatalities of non-Syrian nationalities.

 

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 SOHRsources, 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.