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Israeli Jets Strike Scientific Research Center in Damascus – Reports
Israeli Jets Strike Scientific Research Center in Damascus – Reports
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Israeli attacks also reportedly targeted the outskirts of the city of Hama. Considerable destruction was reported in the Damascus attack. 02.04.2025, Sputnik International
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The research center targeted in Damascus was reported to have been the Barzah Scientific Research Facility, or Institute 2000. The center, alleged by the US to have been connected to Syria’s chemical weapons program, was targeted in joint US, French and British strikes in 2018.An OPCW inspection of the facility in 2017 prior to the attacks found no evidence of prohibited chemicals, or any violations of Syria’s obligations under the Chemical Weapons Convention. A followup inspection in 2018 allegedly detected traces of a schedule 2 chemical, although later testimony by OPCW whistleblowers accused the agency of tampering with Syria-related investigations and inspections to try to justify foreign aggression.Israel has heavily bombed Syria in recent months following the surprise December disintegration of the Assad government, wiping out the country's air defenses and major military assets and setting up a large 'buffer zone' inside Syrian territory far beyond the previously occupied Golan Heights.These actions have led to an escalation of tensions between Israel and Turkiye - the new Syrian government's top ally and sponsor, prompting frantic calls in Israeli media for urgent action to prevent Ankara and Damascus from forging a strategic alliance.
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Israeli Jets Strike Scientific Research Center in Damascus – Reports
18:37 GMT 02.04.2025 (Updated: 19:00 GMT 02.04.2025) Israeli attacks also reportedly targeted the outskirts of the city of Hama. Considerable destruction was reported in the Damascus attack.
The research center targeted in Damascus was reported to have been the Barzah Scientific Research Facility, or Institute 2000. The center, alleged by the US to have been connected to Syria’s chemical weapons program, was targeted in joint US, French and British strikes in 2018.
An OPCW inspection of the facility in 2017 prior to the attacks found no evidence of prohibited chemicals, or any violations of Syria’s obligations under the Chemical Weapons Convention. A followup inspection in 2018 allegedly detected traces of a schedule 2 chemical, although later testimony by OPCW whistleblowers accused the agency of tampering with Syria-related investigations and inspections to try to justify foreign aggression.
Israel has heavily bombed Syria in recent months following the surprise December disintegration of the Assad government, wiping out the country's air defenses and major military assets and setting up a large 'buffer zone' inside Syrian territory far beyond the previously occupied Golan Heights.
These actions have led to an escalation of tensions between Israel and Turkiye - the new Syrian government's top ally and sponsor, prompting
frantic calls in Israeli media for
urgent action to prevent Ankara and Damascus from forging a strategic alliance.
