Israel attacks military facilities in Syria's Tartus, where Russian base is located – videos
Israeli military aircraft carried out a series of powerful airstrikes on military targets in the Syrian port city of Tartus, home to an important Russian naval base and ship repair facility, on the night of 15-16 December.
Israeli military aircraft carried out a series of powerful airstrikes on military targets in the Syrian port city of Tartus, home to an important Russian naval base and ship repair facility, on the night of 15-16 December.
Source: The Times of Israel
Details: The attack focused on a number of facilities in Tartus and the Syrian Latakia Governorate. Israeli media reported that the airstrikes hit targets linked to the Russian military, including a base used by the Russian Navy and a military shipyard.
פיצוץ מאגר האמל"ח בטרטוס - בתקיפת צה"ל. pic.twitter.com/BaqRUOqhub — נדב איל Nadav Eyal (@Nadav_Eyal) December 15, 2024
Quote: "’Israeli warplanes launched strikes targeting a series of sites, including air defence units and surface-to-surface missile depots,’ says the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, in what it says were ‘the heaviest strikes in Syria’s coastal region since the start of strikes in 2012.’"