Syria on Wednesday (May 5th) reported air raids carried out by Israel against targets in the province of Latakia, and which killed a civilian in this region of the north-west of the country at war.
Since the start of the war in Syria in 2011, Israel has carried out hundreds of strikes in Syrian territory, targeting in particular positions of Iranian forces and the Lebanese movement of Hezbollah, great allies of the Damascus regime.
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Shortly after 2 o'clock in the night from Tuesday to Wednesday,
"the Israeli enemy carried out an aerial assault from southwestern Latakia, targeting positions in the coastal zone
,
"
said a military source quoted by the
Israeli
army. Syrian state agency Sana, without specifying the nature of these targets. Syrian air defense has been activated to counter
Israeli
"missiles"
, and
"some have been shot down
.
"
"The Israeli aggression resulted in the death of a civilian and injured six, including a child and his mother,"
according to the source, also reporting material damage at a plastics manufacturing site.
Israeli attacks in the Latakia region, the family stronghold of President Bashar al-Assad, are rare.
In September 2018, activated to counter Israeli missiles in this province, the Syrian air defense had mistakenly shot down a plane of its Russian ally, killing the soldiers on board.
Israel regularly declares that it will not allow Syria to become the foothold of Iranian forces.
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Triggered in March 2011 by the repression of pro-democracy demonstrations, the war in Syria has become more complex over the years with the involvement of foreign powers and an increase in the number of belligerents.
It has claimed more than 388,000 lives and displaced millions of people.
