On Sunday, Israeli Air Force (IAF) jets launched extensive airstrikes across Syria, targeting advanced weaponry to prevent it from falling into hostile hands following the dramatic fall of the Bashar al-Assad regime. The strikes focused on strategic sites, including advanced missile storage facilities, air defense systems, and a chemical weapons site.
Defense sources described the operation as “very intensive,” targeting key locations like the Khalkhala air base in Sweida, Mezzeh airbase in Damascus, and sites in Daraa and Suwayda Governorates. The attacks also struck a security complex and a military research center in Damascus, reportedly linked to missile development by Iranian scientists.
Simultaneously, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) seized control of a buffer zone in the Golan Heights as a temporary defensive measure.
The United States joined the effort, conducting over 75 airstrikes on Islamic State targets in central Syria. A senior U.S. official stated that efforts were underway with regional allies to secure or destroy chemical weapons left behind by the collapsed Assad regime to prevent misuse.
This significant escalation comes amid a shifting power dynamic in the region, with Israel and the U.S. seeking to neutralize threats emerging from the vacuum left by Assad’s fall.