Iran is building a facility in northwest
Syria to manufacture long-range Scud missiles, Channel 2 reported on Tuesday,
showing Israeli satellite images of the site under construction.
A site near the northern Syrian city of
Banias where Iran is reportedly constructing a missile factory. (Screen
capture: Google MapS)
After analyzing the
images of the site in northwest Syria near the Mediterranean coastal town of
Banyas, experts said some of the construction indicated explosives would be
stored there. Construction of the site reportedly began a year ago and is
likely to continue through the end of 2017.
Analysts compared
images of buildings said to be a rocket factory near Tehran to structures at
the Assad site, and said there was a strong resemblance between them,
indicating the involvement of Iranian engineers.
The facility has one entrance, an
administrative section, a production area and a storage wing, while some of the
buildings appear to be for manufacturing ammunition. Large dirt mounds to
protect the facility are also visible in
the simages
The facilities in Syria (left) and in Iran | Photo credit: ImageSat International (ISI)
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