State news agency SANA reported that Syrian air defenses “confronted an aggression that targeted several points in the central region,” damaging a highway in the Hama province and sparking fires that firefighting teams were battling to control early Monday.
SANA said that the strikes also caused “material losses” to several military sites. Other local media reported that the strikes hit a scientific research center in Masyaf, which has long been associated with the manufacture of chemical weapons and precision missiles by the Syrian regime and Iranian forces.
At least 14 dead and 43 wounded people, six in critical condition, were brought to Masyaf National Hospital, SANA said, citing hospital head Faysal Haydar. It did not elaborate on their identities.
The Masyaf area, west of Hama, is thought to be used as a base for Iranian forces and pro-Iranian militias, and has been repeatedly targeted in recent years in attacks widely attributed to Israel. READ MORE
