Iranians hit in Israeli strikes on Syrian missile facilities


Issue 1079 - 26 Apr 2019 | 1 minute read

Israeli air strikes against Iranian targets in Syria appear to be continuing unabated. Three facilities were struck on 13 April around Masyaf in Hama province. A Syrian military college in the town and two nearby facilities hosting Islamic Republican Guard Corps personnel were hit. The targets were associated with the development and deployment of medium-range ground-to-ground missiles – a capability that Iran has in the past transferred to its clients, so as to distance itself from the missiles’ subsequent use by their allies.

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