Syrian Observatory for Human Rights
The strikes targeted multiple sites in the country, reportedly including a major chemical weapons research center.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights did not identify the attacker.
Muhammad al-Qatirji, a close associate of President Bashar Assad, played a central role in the regime’s business dealings with the Islamic State.
The strike reportedly targeted the Hezbollah-run Jihad al-Bina development foundation.
The officer, a lieutenant, was “close to Lebanese Hezbollah,” according to a U.K.-based war monitor.
Syrian media reports “significant damage” and “a number” of civilian casualties • Those killed belonged to pro-Iranian militias, according to an opposition war monitor.
The structure reportedly targeted by the Israeli Air Force was said to house the Iranian consulate and the ambassador’s official residence.
Several Syrians working with Hezbollah were reportedly killed in an attack that resulted in “material losses.”
Twelve members of Iran’s IRGC were reportedly killed in the strike, while 36 people were wounded, including 26 members of Iran-backed militias.
Pro-Assad regime media reported that “three powerful explosions” rocked the Syrian city of Baniyas at dawn.
Two Hezbollah members were killed in an Israeli Air Force strike in Syria early Sunday.
The Iran-backed Islamic Resistance in Iraq claimed responsibility for the attack “in support of Gaza.”