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Syria: Israeli warplanes targeted the 56th Brigade in Tartus as well as the 107th Brigade located in the countryside of the city of Jableh
2025-05-31
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Tartus port (or Tartous) is in Tartus governorate. Jableh is in Latakia governorate.
Courtesy of badanov:
Israel Claims Strikes on Syrian Arms Depots
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[RIA] The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on its Telegram channel that it had struck weapons depots containing missiles in the Syrian province of Latakia.

"Some time ago, the Israel Defense Forces struck weapons depots containing coastal artillery missiles that posed a threat to international and Israeli freedom of navigation in the Latakia region of Syria," the IDF said in a statement.

The military added that it also struck sites storing surface-to-air missile components in the same region.

As reported by the Times of Israel:
Confirming first Syria strike in weeks, IDF says it targeted anti-ship missiles stored near Latakia
[IsraelTimes] The IDF confirms carrying out airstrikes near the coastal Syrian city of Latakia a short while ago, saying its fighter jets targeted weapon depots used to store anti-ship missiles.

The missiles had posed a threat to “international and Israeli freedom of navigation,” the military says.

Additionally, the IDF says it struck anti-aircraft missile “components” near Latakia.

It marks the first Israeli airstrike in Syria since May 3.
Update from the Times of Israel at 10:30 a.m. EDT:
The Israel Defense Forces carried out airstrikes on Friday near the coastal Syrian city of Latakia, saying its fighter jets targeted weapon depots used to store anti-ship missiles. Syrian state media said one civilian was killed.

Additionally, the IDF said it struck anti-aircraft missile “components” near Latakia.

Syrian state television said “a strike from Israeli occupation aircraft targeted sites close to the village of Zama in the Jableh countryside south of Latakia.

State news agency SANA reported one civilian was killed “as a result of an Israeli occupation airstrike targeting the vicinity of Zama.”
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