Sechster Nahostkrieg

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Der Shaldag hat während der Luftangriffe am Sonntag angeblich eine Kommandoaktion in Syrien durchgeführt. Ziel soll eine iranische unterirdische Waffenfabrik gewesen sein.

Israel destroyed reported Iranian underground missile factory in Syria ground raid

Zoom in: Two sources said Israel briefed the Biden administration in advance of the sensitive operation and the U.S. didn't oppose it. The White House didn't respond to a request for comment.

- The Israeli special unit surprised the Syrian guards at the facility and killed several of them during the raid, but no Iranians or Hezbollah militants were hurt, one source said.
- The special forces used explosives they brought with them in order to blow up the underground facility, including sophisticated machinery, from inside, two sources said.
- The airstrikes were intended to prevent the Syrian military from sending reinforcements to the area, one source said.

Behind the scenes: Two sources with direct knowledge told Axios the Iranians began building the underground facility in coordination with Hezbollah and Syria in 2018 after a series of Israeli airstrikes destroyed most of the Iranian missile production infrastructure in Syria.

- According to the sources, the Iranians decided to build an underground factory deep inside a mountain in Masyaf because it would be impenetrable to Israeli air strikes.
- The sources claimed the Iranian plan was to produce the precision missiles in this protected facility near the border with Lebanon so that the delivery process to Hezbollah in Lebanon could take place quickly and with less risk of Israeli airstrikes.
- Israeli intelligence services discovered the building process and monitored it for more than five years under the code name "Deep Layer". The Israelis realized they would not be able to destroy the facility with an airstrike and would need a ground operation, one of the sources said.
- The Israeli military considered conducting the operation at least twice in recent years but it wasn't approved because of the high risk, one source said.

https://www.axios.com/2024/09/12/israel-syria-raid