Military
targets in Hama & Aleppo, Syria hit by missiles – state TV
RT,
29
April, 2018
Powerful
explosions have been heard in the countryside of Hama and Aleppo
provinces, the Syrian state news agency reports. The state media says
military bases there were hit by rockets launched by an unspecified
enemy.
The
alleged attacks were reported by Syria’s Sana news agency on Sunday
evening. Citing a military source, it said that “a new aggression
with hostile missiles” took place at around 10:30 pm local time,
targeting military positions in the Hama and Aleppo villages.
A
Syrian law enforcement source told RIA Novosti that the army’s
munition depots were hit, in what was most likely an airstrike.
The
source said one of the targeted military sites was a munition depot
belonging to the Syrian Army's 47th Brigade. A fire at the depot
broke out as a result of the attack, he said. Another target was
reportedly a munition depot to the east of Aleppo, in northern Syria,
located between the Al-Malikiayh and Al-Nayrab airport.
There
have been unconfirmed reports of injuries and fatalities as a result
of the reported strike. Sky News Arabia reported, citing rebel
sources, that over 40 people might have been killed.
Videos
posted online, allegedly from the scene of one of the strikes, show a
massive explosion that lights up the skyline.
The
explosions at the Hama depot lasted for over an hour and a half,
spreading to the nearby area and forcing some of the residents to
flee their homes, Sky News reported, citing sources.
Earlier
this month, Israeli jets crossed into Lebanon's airspace to carry out
an airstrike on Syria’s T-4 airbase near Homs, reportedly killing
seven Iranian advisers. Two Israeli warplanes fired eight guided
missiles, five of which were shot down by Syria’s air defenses,
according to the Russian military. Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali
Khamenei denounced the April 8 airstrike as “Israel’s crime,”
vowing retaliation.
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