IDF raid in Syria destroyed underground precision missile factory that Israel and the U.S. claim was built by Iran

Airstrikes-in-Masyaf-Syria Syrians inspect the damage at the site of overnight Israeli airstrikes on the outskirts of Masyaf in Syria's central Hama province on Sept. 9, 2024. Photo: Louai Beshara /AFP via Getty Images

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Important Takeaways:

  • The raid on Sunday was the first ground operation the IDF has conducted in recent years against Iranian targets in Syria.
  • The destruction of the factory appears to be a significant blow to an effort by Iran and Hezbollah to produce precision medium-range missiles on Syrian soil.
  • Two sources said Israel briefed the Biden administration in advance of the sensitive operation and the U.S. didn’t oppose it.
  • Two sources with direct knowledge told Axios the Iranians began building the underground facility in coordination with Hezbollah and Syria in 2018 after a series of Israeli airstrikes destroyed most of the Iranian missile production infrastructure in Syria.
  • According to the sources, the Iranians decided to build an underground factory deep inside a mountain in Masyaf because it would be impenetrable to Israeli air strikes.
  • The sources claimed the Iranian plan was to produce the precision missiles in this protected facility near the border with Lebanon so that the delivery process to Hezbollah in Lebanon could take place quickly and with less risk of Israeli airstrikes.

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