April 2015 al-Qalamoun incident

April 2015 al-Qalamoun incident
Part of Hezbollah involvement in the Syrian Civil War
Rif Dimashq Governorate in Syria (red)
Planned by	Allegedly Al-Nusra Front Allegedly Israel[1]
Objective	Strategic weapons depots and weapons convoys[1]
Date	22–26 April 2015
Executed by	Alleged Al-Nusra Front responsibility Alleged Israeli Air Force involvement[1]
Outcome	Unknown
Casualties	1–6[2] killed

The April 2015 al-Qalamoun incident were a series of attacks made on targets in al-Qalamoun region of Syria on the morning on 25 April 2015. The targets were the Brigade 155 (main Syrian Scud-base) and Brigade 65 bases in the Qalamoun.^[1] Two weapons convoys were also targeted, reportedly killing one person.^[3] According to an opposition source, the targets were Hezbollah camps and ammo storages within the two bases.^[4] Several explosions were heard in the areas of Kteife, Yabrud and a village in Qalamoun.^[1] Plumes of smoke were seen above the Brigade 65 base, shortly after the strikes.

According to conflicting sources the attack was attributed to a ground attack by Al-Nusra Front,^[5] or an air operation of the Israeli Air Force.^[6] Unprecedently, unlike previous cases of no comment, Israeli official sources denied any involvement of Israeli forces in the incident.^[7]

References

1. "Israel reportedly hits Hezbollah, Assad targets in Syria". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
2. Master. "289 killed yesterday 26/04/2015". Syrian Observatory For Human Rights. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
3. "Hezbollah keeps quiet about border airstrike". The Daily Star Newspaper - Lebanon. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
4. "Syrian Rebellion Obs on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
5. "Sources: Israel not behind second attack on Syria-Lebanon border". ynet. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
6. "Report: Israel Targets Hizbullah Arms Depot in Qalamoun". Naharnet. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
7. "Israel denies report it struck near Syria-Lebanon border". Haaretz.com. 27 April 2015. Retrieved 16 May 2015.