US, Israel bomb 75 sites in Syria
The United States has launched airstrikes across Syria, coinciding with significant moves by Israel in the region.
Israel has bombed multiple sites and established control over a segment of Syrian territory.
The U.S. has roughly 900 troops on the ground in Syria.
Israel has conducted strikes on 10 arms depots and military facilities in areas of Syria controlled by groups that overthrew the 61-year Baath regime.
According to information obtained by the media from opposition-affiliated monitoring officials, Israeli warplanes targeted Damascus’ Mezzeh Military Airport, Quneitra Gara, Minket al-Hadab, Damascus Security Zone, Quneitra Tel al-Sham, Damascus Military Science Center, Tel Aqrabeh in the countryside of Daraa, Kalkaleh Military Base, Tel al-Talib in Daraa, and various sites in the town of Ghita.
The targeted locations are known to house strategic military facilities and weapons depots.
“Israeli forces have recently targeted munitions posing a threat to Israel and Syrian air defense systems at risk of being captured by rebels,” Israeli daily Haaretz quoted sources in the Israeli military as saying.
According to the sources, the collapse of the Syrian army “could allow armed groups to enter the buffer zone on the Israeli border.” As a result, Israeli forces have been deployed to the area.
– Israeli military perceives ‘threats’ from groups in Syria –
According to Israeli State Television KAN, the Israeli military confirmed its occupation of Mount Hermon (Sheikh Mountain) on the Syrian side of the Golan Heights.
It said that air force units seized the Syrian side of Sheikh Mountain to strengthen defensive positions against “potential threats” from groups that toppled the Baath regime.
The operation reportedly began after these groups started capturing Syrian military positions near the Israeli border.
President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have attributed the downfall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime to their strategic military efforts against Iran and Hezbollah, which have been supporting Assad.
Analysts say Biden now faces the complex task of shaping U.S. policy toward the primary armed faction responsible for overthrowing Assad.
That group is still recognized as a terrorist organization by the U.S.
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