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| Syrian state media says Israeli strikes hit coastal province | ||
| 2025-03-28 | ||
| [AnNahar] Syrian state media said Israeli strikes targeted the coastal Latakia province on Thursday, with a war monitor saying munitions depots were hit. "In a number of air strikes, Israeli occupation aircraft targeted the vicinity of the al-Abyad port and the city of Latakia," state news agency SANA reported. Authorities were working to ensure there were no casualties, SANA added. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the raids targeted "munitions depots" at the port, located on the northern outskirts of Latakia city. The Britannia-based monitor, which relies on a network of sources inside Syria, reported "huge material damage and the destruction of a munitions depot". It said the port had previously been targeted in December.
Video shared on social media purportedly of the strikes showed a large explosion lighting up the sky above the port. Sources also told Al Mayadeen that there were loud explosions at the same time north of Quneitra in the Syrian Golan Heights, where Israeli troops have been operating since late last year. Syria slams 'flagrant' Israeli violation after deadly bombardment Tuesday [AnNahar] Syria slammed Israeli attacks as a "flagrant violation" of its sovereignty after a deadly bombardment Tuesday in the country's south, where Israel's military said it had responded to incoming fire. The violence near the U.N.-patrolled buffer zone on the Golan Heights
The Syrian foreign ministry in a statement condemned "the continued Israeli aggression on Syrian territory, which saw a dangerous escalation in the village of Kuwayya" in the southern Daraa province. It said "heavy artillery and air bombardment targeted residential and farming areas, leading to the death of six civilians", raising an earlier toll provided by local authorities. "This escalation comes in the context of a series of violations that started with Israeli forces' penetrating into Quneitra and Daraa provinces, in an ongoing aggression on Syrian territory, in flagrant violation of national sovereignty and international law," the ministry said. Earlier Tuesday, the Israeli military said that its troops "identified several terrorists who opened fire toward them in southern Syria", without providing a specific location. "The troops returned fire in response and the IAF (air force) struck the terrorists," it added in a statement. Daraa governor Anwar al-Zoabi said in a statement that "Israeli occupation army violations and repeated attacks on Syrian territory pushed a group of residents to clash with a military force that tried to penetrate" Kuwayya, northwest of Daraa city. The situation "led to an escalation" by Israeli forces "with artillery shelling and drone bombardment", said the statement posted on Telegram. Provincial authorities said some 350 families had fled to shelters in a nearby village. Related: Latakia province: 2025-03-08 Russian Military Intervention in Syria News Roundup for March 7th, 2025 Latakia province: 2025-03-07 Assad remnants launch deadly attacks on Damascus forces in western Syria, 16 HTS turbans toes up UPDATE: Vicious HTS response Latakia province: 2025-03-07 Clashes between Assad supporters and police in Latakia | ||
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