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Tuesday, March 25, 2025
IDF says elite troops raided several weapons stores in south Syria
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
Soldiers of the Paratroopers Brigade operate in southern Syria, in a handout photo published on March 25, 2025. (Israel Defense Forces)
Over the past few weeks, the IDF says the Paratroopers Brigade and the elite Yahalom combat engineering unit carried out several raids in southern Syria, following intelligence on weapons storage sites.
The troops seized and destroyed numerous weapons in the raids, including explosive devices, ammunition, mortars and other military equipment, the IDF adds.
The IDF has described its presence in southern Syria’s buffer zone as a temporary and defensive measure, though Defense Minister Israel Katz has said that troops will remain deployed to nine army posts in the area “indefinitely.”
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