One of the attacks on Wednesday, November 20 in Palmyra, Syria, which caused, according to a provisional report, 71 deaths, targeted a meeting of commanders of pro-Iran groups with leaders of the Iraqi Al-Noujaba movement and the Lebanese Hezbollah. according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (OSDH).
The NGO indicated that 45 Syrians, members of pro-Iranian groups, and 26 foreigners were killed, mostly Iraqis from Al Noujaba, but also four members of Hezbollah.
Three attacks targeted the modern city next to Greco-Roman ruins, including a weapons depot near the industrial zone, according to OSDH, an NGO based in the United Kingdom but which has an extensive network of sources in Syria.
Most of the victims died during the meeting of pro-Iran groups, according to the same source. The OSDH’s previous toll was 61 deaths. The Syrian Ministry of Defense, for its part, reported 36 deaths.
Strikes that intensify
These attacks “are the deadliest against pro-Iran groups in Syria since the start of the war” in this country in 2011, OSDH director Rami Abdel Rahmane told AFP.
Since September 23, Israel has intensified attacks against Hezbollah in Lebanon, but also in Syrian territory, where the powerful Lebanese movement supports the Damascus regime.
The Syrian desert city of Palmyra, a UNESCO world heritage site and home to ancient Greco-Roman temples, was controlled by jihadists from the Islamic State group at the height of the Syrian civil conflict.
The director general of Syrian Antiquities and Museums, Nazir Awad, confirmed to AFP that the city’s Greco-Roman temples “did not suffer direct damage during the attacks on the neighboring residential area.”
Since the start of the civil war in Syria, Israel has carried out hundreds of attacks against the neighboring country, targeting the Syrian army and groups supported by Tehran.
The Israeli military rarely confirms these attacks.
The conflict in Syria was triggered after the repression of a popular uprising that degenerated into a civil war. It left more than half a million dead, devastated infrastructure and millions of people displaced.
Source: BFM TV
