Syria – live: Israel fires more than 350 strikes against Syria as Mohammed al-Bashir appointed temporary PM
Israel says it has launched more than 350 airstrikes against Syrian military facilities across the country targeting weapons stockpiles and strategic infrastructure.
The Israeli military said they carried out the strikes over the last 48 hours, hitting weapons production sites in the cities of Damascus, Homs, Tartus, Latakia and Palmyra. The targets also included airfields, anti-aircraft batteries, drones, aircraft and tanks.
Meanwhile, Mohammed al-Bashir – a figure little known across most of Syria who previously ran an administration in a small pocket of the northwest controlled by rebels – said in a brief address on state television that he will lead Syria’s interim authority until 1 March, with the backing of the former rebels who toppled President Bashar al-Assad three days ago.
Abu Mohammed al-Golani, the leader of the rebel group which deposed Bashar al-Assad’s regime, told Sky News that the fears of foreign countries regarding Syria’s future are “unnecessary”.
He said: “The country will be rebuilt. The fear was from the presence of the regime. The country is moving towards development and reconstruction. It’s going towards stability.
