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Israel claims it destroyed former military site in southern Syria

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Debris is scattered at the site of an Israeli strike on a military airbase near Hama, Syria, April 3, 2025. (Photo by AP)

The Israeli military has claimed its forces stormed a military base belonging to the former Bashar al-Assad’s government in southern Syria earlier this week, destroying and seizing tanks, armored personnel carriers, and rocket-propelled grenades.

The Israeli army’s Arabic-language spokesman Avichay Adraee made the claim in a post published on the social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, on Saturday.

“The paratrooper forces, under the command of the 210th Division, continue their operations inside Syrian territory with the aim of eliminating threats directed at Israel, particularly the residents of the Golan Heights,” Adraee claimed in his post.

He added, “This week, the forces raided a site belonging to the former Syrian army,” without specifying the exact day of the assault.

The Israeli spokesperson also claimed that the forces found a command center belonging to Syria’s now-defunct army, proceeding to destroy decommissioned tanks, armored vehicles and artillery there while confiscating mortar shells and rockets.

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The security situation in Syria remains tenuous after militant factions, led by Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), toppled Assad’s government on December 8, 2024.

Since the collapse of Assad’s government, the Israeli military has been launching airstrikes against military installations, facilities, and arsenals belonging to Syria’s now-defunct army.

Israel has been widely condemned for the termination of the 1974 ceasefire agreement with Syria and for exploiting the chaos in the Arab nation in the wake of Assad’s downfall to make a land grab.

The United Nations has condemned ongoing Israeli attacks inside Syrian territory and continuing violations in and around the buffer zone created as part of a 1974 ceasefire agreement with Damascus.

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