A few days after the fall of Bashar Al-Assad’s regime, Israel increased its bombings on Syrian military targets. Objective of the Hebrew State: to prevent the Syrian military arsenal from falling into the hands of rebels who have recently arrived in Damascus.
After the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime, Israel continued its bombings on its neighbor. The Israeli air force has struck over the past three days. No fewer than 300 targets across Syrian territory were targeted. Initially, it was a priority; stocks of unconventional weapons, particularly chemical weapons, were bombed.
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More than 70% of military capabilities destroyed
Then it was the anti-aircraft defense which was targeted, so that the rest of the operations could be carried out without incident. Significant quantities of tanks and armored vehicles, missile warehouses, artillery pieces, radars and other surveillance systems, as well as several naval vessels were also destroyed.
According to the IDF spokesperson, 70 to 80% of the capabilities of what was the army of the Bashar al-Assad regime have been reduced to nothing.
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Serious regional concern
The objective is clear: to prevent the arsenal from falling into the hands of Islamist groups. A necessity according to Israeli leaders, as is the taking possession of the buffer zone which separates Israel from Syria on the Golan Heights.
The presence of Israeli troops in this sector, demilitarized since 1974, worries some countries in the region. If the United Arab Emirates speak of a risk of further escalation, on the Israeli side, we insist on the temporary and limited nature of this incursion.
