Within Hours, Second Israeli Strike Hits Aleppo, Syrian State News Reports
According to flight tracking data, a U.S. sanctioned Iranian plane appears to have been descending to land at Aleppo before the first alleged Israeli strike
Blasts were heard over the Syrian city of Aleppo on Wednesday night for a second time less than two hours after an initial strike damaged the city’s international airport, state news agency (SANA) reported, accusing Israel of behind the attacks.
According to flight tracking data, a U.S. sanctioned Iranian plane (registration ep-gox) appears to have been descending to land at Aleppo before the alleged Israeli strike. The plane is linked to Iranian cargo airline Pouya Air, which has been sanctioned by the U.S. over its alleged links to the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps.
According to Al-Mayadeen, there were no casualties in the attack.
Last week, at least one U.S. military service member in Syria suffered a minor injury and up to three suspected Iran-backed militants were killed, the U.S. military said, in the second consecutive day of violence.
It came a day after President Joe Biden authorized U.S. air strikes in Syria on an ammunition depot and other facilities used by groups affiliated with Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC).
The U.S. military said the suspected Iran-backed militants launched two separate attacks starting at approximately 7:20 p.m. local time in Syria (1720 GMT).
By haaretz
