Israeli air force jets kill two in rare targeting of Syrian chemical facility
Source: The Independent
The Israeli air force has targeted a Syrian military base in an air strike, killing two people and causing material damage, a statement from the Syrian army has said.
The bombing occurred near Masyaf in Hama province in the early hours of Thursday, army general command said, warning of the “dangerous repercussion of such hostile acts on the security and stability of the region”.
Local media said that the target was possibly a chemical facility. War monitor the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said the site was a scientific research centre, sanctioned by the US as a "non conventional weapons agency". American officials believe the base is used for the manufacture of chemical weapons - a charge the Syrian government denies.
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"The facility at Masyaf also produces chemical weapons and explosive barrels that have killed thousands of Syrian civilians," he wrote.
Read more: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/israel-syria-jets-bomb-air-strike-masyaf-hama-lebanon-kill-damage-assad-regime-a7933571.html
More coverage:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-41184867
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/sep/07/israel-airstrike-syria-chemical-weapons-facility
