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Thursday, January 9, 2025
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Thursday, January 9, 2025
IDF finds Syrian military vehicle full of ammunition near buffer zone
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
A Syrian BMP-1 IFV captured by IDF troops in southern Syria, in a handout photo issued by the Israeli military on January 9, 2025. (Israel Defense Forces)
IDF troops operating in southern Syria have located a BMP-1 infantry fighting vehicle packed with ammunition, the military says.
The find was made by troops of the 474th Golan Regional Brigade, who are operating in a buffer zone on the Syrian side of the border and in some areas just beyond it.
Alongside the IFV, the military says the Golani Brigade found additional caches of weapons, which were captured or destroyed.
The IDF says it seeks to prevent the weapons from reaching “hostile elements” that could harm troops and Israeli civilians in the Golan.
