Israeli regime raids inside Syria

Israel is believed to have carried out numerous raids inside Syria since 2013, targeting the Damascus regime and its Lebanese archfoe Hezbollah, a key ally of the Syrian regime. Here is a recap of major Israeli raids into Syria.

2018:

On January 9 several air strikes and missiles hit the Syrian regime’s army and Hezbollah weapons depots near Damascus, according to the Syrian regime. Israel, which rarely comments on its raids, does not confirm.

In a major increase in tensions, Israel then on February 10 struck a dozen Syrian and Iranian targets.

The raids came after an Israeli fighter jet crashed under fire from Syrian air defences, and Israel said it intercepted an Iranian drone entering its airspace from Syria.

2017:

In March, Israel said it had targeted “sophisticated” weapons destined for Hezbollah, near the central town of Palmyra.

In April a huge explosion that sent a fireball into the sky near the Damascus international airport was blamed by Syrian state media on an Israeli missile strike. There were four other major strikes.

2016:

Missiles struck near Mazzeh, which is home to the Syrian regime air forces’ intelligence services, near Damascus in December. The airport was again targeted in January 2017.

2015:

Hezbollah figure Samir Kantar, who had spent almost 30 years in Israeli prisons, was killed in an Israeli regime raid near Damascus in December. Israel did not claim responsibility.

2013:

In January, Israeli regime planes hit a surface-to-air missile site and military complex near Damascus suspected of holding chemical agents.

Raids in May struck a scientific research centre in the capital, a weapons depot and an aircraft unit, according to a diplomat in Beirut. The Observatory said 42 regime soldiers were killed.