Suspected Israeli strike targets Hezbollah in Syria

Israeli tanks hold a position along the Israeli border with Lebanon (seen in the background) on January 20, 2015, two days after an Israeli air strike killed six Hezbollah members in the Syrian-controlled side of the Golan Heights. (AFP)

• A Syrian war-monitoring group says suspected Israeli strikes hit a military base overnight in central Syria that houses Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah
• The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said that it’s not clear if there are any casualties in the strikes on the Dabaa air base in central Homs province

BEIRUT: A Syrian war-monitoring group says suspected Israeli strikes hit a military base overnight in central Syria that houses Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah group alongside other factions allied with the government in Damascus.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Friday that it’s not clear if there are any casualties in the strikes on the Dabaa air base in central Homs province. The base is north of the town of Al-Qusair that Hezbollah captured in 2013 from rebels, a turning point in the group’s role in the Syrian war.
Syria’s state media reported late Thursday that a military base in central Syria came under attack from “enemy” fire. It said Syrian air defenses responded.
Hezbollah and Iran’s role in Syria has alarmed Israel and the United States, which have threatened action.