Satellite photos reveal destruction at Scientific Studies and Research Center in Masyaf; firefighting planes try to bring blaze under control two days after attack
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Satellite images obtained by The Times of Israel on Saturday showed heavily damaged structures at a Syrian weapons base near the northwestern city of Masyaf in a Thursday airstrike attributed to Israel.
The images taken by Planet Labs PBC and provided by Aurora Intel, a network that provides news and updates based on open-source intelligence, appear to show that some buildings at the Scientific Studies and Research Center, known as CERS or SSRC, on the base were completely destroyed.
Western officials and media reports have long associated the CERS facility with the production of precision surface-to-surface missiles, including the process of casting solid rocket motors, as well as chemical weapons. According to the United States, sarin gas was developed at that center, a charge denied by Syrian authorities.
The area around Masyaf, which is thought to be used as a base for Iranian forces and pro-Iranian militias, has been repeatedly targeted in recent years in attacks widely attributed to Israel. Buildings at CERS specifically have also been targeted numerous times.
Aurora Intel assessed that at least nine buildings were “heavily damaged” in Thursday’s attack, based on viewing satellite imagery from before the attack on Thursday, and new images Saturday.
The group said some of the buildings were apparently directly struck, while others were damaged, potentially by secondary explosions or fires. Additionally, the satellite images indicate that one of the buildings damaged in the attack appeared to have been under construction.
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