News From Antiwar.com Attacks targeted soldiers in Idlib, research facility in Aleppo
Late Friday, Israel carried out two airstrikes against different targets in northern Syria. One attack targeted the Scientific Research Center and warehouses near al-Safirah, in Aleppo Province, while the other attacked some Syrian ground troops operating in Saraqib, in Idlib Province.
The attack on the research center was the first reported, with local media reporting explosions were heard in the area. At least two people were killed in that attack, and eight others were wounded. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights labeled the casualties there as “Syrian members of Iran-backed militias,” but it’s not yet possible to confirm that’s actually the case.
The attack on Saraqib killed an apparent bystander, and wounded six Syrian soldiers who were operating in that area. Saraqib is in Idlib Province, and is mostly dominated by al-Qaeda-backed Sunni militants, so it is likely the Syrian troops were there fighting them. Though Israel has claimed neutrality in the fight between Sunni Islamists and the Assad government, officials have also at times confirmed they’d rather see ISIS ruling Syria than the existing government.
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