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Friday, March 1, 2024
Syrian reports claim several Iranian Guard Corps officials killed in strike in Baniyas, Syria
Several Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps officials were killed in a strike in the Syrian coastal city of Baniyas this morning, Syrian sources claim in unconfirmed reports.
The reports allege that Israel was behind the strikes, although there was no comment from Israel on the matter.
Citing eyewitnesses, the Syrian Observatory of Human Rights reports three large explosions occurred in close succession in Baniyas shortly before dawn this morning.