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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 535

Latakia

Syrian Civil Defense and first responders rescue a victim from the site of an explosion in Syria's western coastal city of Latakia, March 15, 2025. (Sana / AFP)
March 16, 2025, 1:41 pm
At least 16 killed as ordnance from Syrian civil war explodes in port city Latakia
White Helmets report 18 wounded after blast in recent flashpoint area; blast said to have occurred when scrap dealer handled explosive left over from 13-year-conflict
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Security forces loyal to the interim Syrian government attach a turret atop an armored vehicle parked along a road in Syria's western city of Latakia, March 9, 2025. (Omar Haj Kadour / AFP)
March 10, 2025, 8:22 am
Syria vows accountability after over 1,000 reportedly slain in mass killings
Interim president Ahmed al-Sharaa accuses Assad loyalists and foreign powers of fomenting unrest with aim of dragging country back into civil war
By Agencies
This handout picture released by the official Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) on March 9, 2025, shows Syrian forces deploying in the town of Qadmus in Syria's Tartus governorate. (SANA/AFP)
March 9, 2025, 3:25 pm
Syrian leader Sharaa calls for peace as over 1,000, mostly civilians, killed in clashes
Fighting between security forces and pro-Assad militants is worst in years; death toll, mostly of Alawites, considered among highest in Syria since 2013 chemical weapon attack
By Jaidaa Taha and Suleiman Al-Khalidi
Screen grab from a video on social media said to show the aftermath of an alleged Israeli strike on a target in Latakia, Syria, October 17, 2024 (Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
October 17, 2024, 8:26 am
Israeli strike said to target weapons depot in Syria’s Latakia
Syrian state media says 2 injured; video appears to show large secondary explosions, suggesting presence of arms at targeted site; no comment from IDF
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Illustrative: An Iranian domestically built missile is displayed in front of the portrait of the Lebanese Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah during a rally of Iran's Basij paramilitary force in support of the Palestinians in Tehran, Iran, November 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
March 16, 2024, 12:01 am
Iran using European ports to hide weapons shipments to Hezbollah — report
UK’s Telegraph says Israel’s thwarting of overland arms transfers has led Tehran to send materiel via sea, with vessels then continuing to Europe to allay suspicions
By ToI Staff
Defense Minister Benny Gantz (left) at the Ramat David Air Base, which is home to a number of F-16 fighter jet squadrons, on December 28, 2021. (Ariel Hermoni/Defense Ministry)
December 28, 2021, 10:11 pm
After reported Syria strike, Israel says won’t let Iran bring ‘game-changing’ arms
Latakia fires doused hours after alleged Israeli attack; in visit to air force base, Gantz urges countries in region to stop letting Tehran stream weapons through their territory
By Judah Ari Gross and AP
In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, firefighters work at the scene of a missile attack, at the port of the coastal city of Latakia, Syria, Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2021. (SANA via AP)
December 28, 2021, 4:29 am
Israel said to strike key Syrian port of Latakia, causing ‘massive’ damage
Videos posted to social media show huge explosions and fires raging across the port, likely from secondary explosions of Iranian munitions, in second attack on facility this month
By Judah Ari Gross and ToI Staff
Smoke rises from an alleged Israeli missile strike on the Syrian port of Latakia on December 7, 2021 (Screencapture/Twitter)
December 7, 2021, 3:06 am
In rare strike, Israeli warplanes said to attack Latakia port
Syria says jets fired missiles at storage depots reportedly belonging to Iran-linked militias, causing large explosions
By Judah Ari Gross and Agencies
Smoke billows from a ship at the Latakia harbor in Syria, following a reported explosion, August 10, 2021. (Screenshot: Twitter)
August 10, 2021, 4:56 pm
Explosion reported at Syria’s Latakia port on ship that may be Iranian
Initial reports say blast caused 2 light injuries and considerable damage, amid escalating maritime tensions in region
By Lazar Berman and ToI Staff
Illustrative photo: This image, from a video posted on September 18, 2013, shows Syrians in protective suits and gas masks conducting a drill on how to treat casualties of a chemical weapons attack, in Aleppo, Syria. (AP)
May 22, 2019, 1:18 pm
Monitor says no evidence of new Syria chemical attack
Jihadist group in Latakia region accuses Damascus of chlorine strike, drawing US warning to Assad over use of banned weapons
By AFP
Destruction at the entrance of a hospital in the village of Kafr Nabl, south of the jihadist-held Syrian province of Idlib, May 5, 2019, reportedly hit by Russian airstrikes. (OMAR HAJ KADOUR / AFP)
May 7, 2019, 9:16 am
Fighting kills 43 in Syria’s northwest, monitor says
Government forces backed by Russian air power push forward in areas in northwest Syria still controlled by jihadists
By AFP
A computer simulation released by the Russian Defense Ministry September 23, 2018, purports to show Israeli jets near a Russian reconnaissance plane, in red, off Syria's coast before it was accidentally shot down by Syria forces responding to the Israeli air strike. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)
September 25, 2018, 10:48 am
The Russian plane’s downing, minute by minute — according to Moscow
Moscow account accuses Israel of providing misleading information at short notice, claims pilot deliberately flew close to reconnaissance aircraft to draw fire
By ToI Staff
A photo taken on July 23, 2006 shows an Russian IL-20M (Ilyushin 20m) plane landing at an unknown location. ( AFP PHOTO / Nikita SHCHYUKIN)
September 20, 2018, 12:55 pm
The Russia news is real, the rest may not be: 8 things to know for September 20
Israel is insisting it’s not at fault for Syria’s downing of a Russian plane, but is still trying to ‘calm the bear’; elsewhere, the air fills with reports of a dubious nature
By Joshua Davidovich
Syrian President Bashar Assad inspects the Russian Hmeimim air base in the province of Latakia, Syria, June 27, 2017 (Syrian Presidency via AP, File)
September 18, 2018, 4:02 pm
Raised Israel-Russia tension is not the only troubling aspect of strike in Syria
The Latakia area is normally considered off-limits by Israel. The target of Monday’s attack there, which led to Syria’s downing of a Russian plane, must have been highly important
By Avi Issacharoff
An Israeli Air Force F-16C takes off during the Blue Flag air exercise at the Ovda air force base, north of the Israeli city of Eilat, on November 8, 2017. (Jack Guez/AFP)
September 18, 2018, 2:57 pm
In rare move, IDF admits Syria strike, expresses sorrow over Russian plane
Israel acknowledges conducting strike on weapons facility near Latakia, but says Syria ‘fully responsible’ for downing Russian spy plane after Moscow threatens countermeasures
By Judah Ari Gross
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