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Syrian Port Comes Under Fire: Report
Tuesday December 10, 2024
Syria's port of Latakia on its eastern Mediterranean seaboard has come under attack from Israeli war planes.
According to multiple press reports, an air-defence site near the port and military storage facilities were targeted in the attacks. In addition, a report by the Times of Israel included military hardware and weapons production facilities as targets.
The strikes took place on December 9, according to Reuters.
The Syrian port has a container terminal. An embargo imposed against the Assad regime in 2011 saw reduced throughput at the port. Prior to the embargo (in 2008), the port handled around 8 million metric tonnes of cargo.
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