Satellite images show smoldering wreckage at Syria port

BEIRUT — Satellite images taken this week implicit the Syrian larboard of Latakia amusement the smoldering wreckage aft a reported Israeli rocket strike, hours aft firefighters contained a monolithic blaze.

The raid launched from the Mediterranean Sea Tuesday was among the biggest launched by Israel into Syria, igniting a occurrence successful the instrumentality terminal that raged for hours and caused important worldly harm successful the vicinity. It damaged a adjacent infirmary and offices, and besides shattered windows of residential buildings and cars parked successful the country adjacent the port. The detonation could beryllium heard miles away.

It was the 2nd specified onslaught connected the installation this month.

The Latakia seaport handles astir of the imports to Syria, a state ravaged by a decade-old civilian warfare and Western-imposed sanctions. Another onslaught took spot Dec. 7, erstwhile Syrian media reported Israeli warplanes deed the instrumentality terminal, besides igniting a large fire.

Satellite photos obtained by The Associated Press from Planet Labs PBC Thursday showed dense smog implicit the instrumentality terminal connected Wednesday, apt from the struck instrumentality inactive smoking. The images suggest it was a precocious precision onslaught that appeared to deed 1 container.

A Syrian subject authoritative said the Israeli missiles were fired from the sea, westbound of Latakia, hitting the terminal and igniting fires. Maj. Mohannad Jafaar, caput of the Latakia occurrence department, said 12 occurrence trucks worked for hours to incorporate the blaze. He said the containers that were deed held spare car parts and lipid but determination were nary casualties.

The Israeli military, which seldom comments connected idiosyncratic attacks oregon discusses details of specified operations, declined to remark connected the reported strike.

Israel says it targets bases of Iran-allied militias, specified arsenic Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah group, which has fighters successful Syria. It says it attacks arms shipments believed to beryllium bound for the militias.