LA Times Today: Israel targets Syrian military bases and arsenals before new leaders can take them over
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Israeli forces destroyed Syria’s navy overnight, just days after the fall of Bashar al-Assad. Weapons and chemical stockpiles also targeted, Israel says, to prevent them from falling into the hands of rebels who toppled the 50-year dictatorship of the al-Assad family.
L.A. Times Middle East bureau chief Nabih Bulos is in Syria as the situation develops by the hour.
L.A. Times Middle East bureau chief Nabih Bulos is in Syria as the situation develops by the hour.