Is Israel’s targeting of Palmyra and killing of dozens of pro-Iranian militias and regime forces in response to the visit of the Minister of Defense of the Islamic Republic of Iran and his accompanying delegation a few days ago?
Israel has carried out about 250 air strikes on Syrian territory since the announcement of the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime, on the morning of December 8, in less than 48 hours.
While the Syrians celebrate the end of the rule of the “tyrant,” Israel destroyed the most important military sites in Syria, including Syrian airports and their warehouses, aircraft squadrons, radars, military signal stations, and many weapons and ammunition depots in various locations in most Syrian provinces, in addition to scientific research centers, which resulted in their complete destruction, the disabling of air defense systems, and the taking of those sites out of service.
In Deir Ezzor Governorate, Israeli aircraft launched raids targeting weapons depots in a former military site near the city of Deir Ezzor, warehouses belonging to the Iranian Revolutionary Guard in the desert south of Albukamal, and weapons stores and warehouses in the salt mine and former centers of the former regime forces and the Iranians in the Deir Ezzor desert.
In Hama Governorate, the raids targeted the Scientific Research Center near the town of Al-Zawi in the Masyaf countryside.
In Homs Governorate, raids were launched on Al-Shayrat Airport and warehouses in Shinshar.
In Al-Hasakah Governorate, raids were launched on the Qamishli Airport area and the 54th Regiment, known as the Tartab Regiment.
In Latakia, Israel targeted an air defense facility near the port of Latakia on the Syrian coast, and the damage affected Syrian naval ships and warehouses of the former regime forces in Al-Kurniche, Al-Mushairfa, and Ras Shamra in the Latakia countryside.
In Damascus and the Damascus countryside, raids were launched on the headquarters of the Electronic Warfare Administration near Al-Bahdaliyah adjacent to Sayyida Zeinab, and weapons warehouses in the village of Ain Mneen in the Al-Tall area. Air strikes were also launched north of the city of Al-Qara, warehouses in Al-Sumaria, Aqraba Airport, Scientific Research in Barzeh, Al-Mazzeh Airport, and Beitima in Mount Hermon, the headquarters of the Fourth Division near Scientific Research, and the warehouses in Danha in Qalamoun in the eastern Lebanon mountain range, and the security square in Damascus.
In Daraa, raids were launched on positions of the 112th Brigade between the cities of Sheikh Maskin and Nawa in the western countryside.
It targeted several times the military warehouses in the vicinity of the town of Muhajjah, north of Daraa, and the 12th Brigade in the city of Izraa, which resulted in the martyrdom of two citizens who were in the targeted area. It also targeted Tal al-Hamad, Tal Jedya, Tal al-Hara, the 12th Brigade, and the 175th Regiment in Izraa.
Quneitra Governorate, Tell al-Shaar, and a site near the Golan.
This comes within the framework of destroying the remaining weapons in warehouses and military units that were controlled by the forces of the former regime.