Alleged Israeli airstrikes target Homs in Syria, injure three civilians
Online media sources claimed Syria’s regime air defenses had confronted missiles in the skies over Homs governorate.
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN
Airstrikes were reported in Syria’s Homs governorate just after one in the morning, injuring three civilians on Saturday. The London based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights was among the first to report the airstrikes and claimed they were conducted by Israel. Initial reports on social media claimed the strikes were 15 km. south of Homs near a town called Shinshar on Syria’s M5 highway.
Pro-Syrian regime media such as Al-Mayadeen claimed the strikes wounded three people who were injured by a fire that was started in a fuel tank because of the strikes. Fire and explosions were seen on video posted online that was alleged to be from the site of the strikes. The explosions could relate to secondary explosions from munitions that exploded.
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Online media sources claimed Syria’s regime air defenses had confronted missiles in the skies over Homs governorate.
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN
Airstrikes were reported in Syria’s Homs governorate just after one in the morning, injuring three civilians on Saturday. The London based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights was among the first to report the airstrikes and claimed they were conducted by Israel. Initial reports on social media claimed the strikes were 15 km. south of Homs near a town called Shinshar on Syria’s M5 highway.
Pro-Syrian regime media such as Al-Mayadeen claimed the strikes wounded three people who were injured by a fire that was started in a fuel tank because of the strikes. Fire and explosions were seen on video posted online that was alleged to be from the site of the strikes. The explosions could relate to secondary explosions from munitions that exploded.
more............. https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-741580