(Zaman Al Wasl)- A 'violent explosion' has rocked an Iranian-military base early Sunday in Hama province, residents said amid claims of an Israeli airstrike.
Local activists said the explosion in the southern countryside of Hama was due to an Israeli raid on the 47th Brigade, a strategic base lies on the mountainous area between Homs and Hama provinces, run by Iran since 2012.
.Some reports said the strikes may hit the Scientific Research center in Jabal Taqsis in the same region
For years Israel has been striking at weapons stores and other facilities in Syria with a single goal - to disrupt and, as far as possible, to prevent advanced Iranian missiles being delivered to Hezbollah in Lebanon.
A more confident Iran is alleged by Israel to be setting up bases in Syria.
But it is also alleged to be developing missile factories, both there and in Lebanon, to make the supply lines to Hezbollah less vulnerable, according to BBC.
Israel's campaign to disrupt missile supplies is becoming ever more complex.
And Iran risks becoming a direct actor in this conflict, ever closer to Israel's own borders.
Iran is Israel's arch-enemy, and Iranian troops have been fighting rebel groups since 2011.
Tehran has sent military advisers, volunteer militias and, reportedly, hundreds of fighters from its Quds Force, the overseas arm of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC).
It is also believed to have supplied thousands of tonnes of weaponry and munitions to help Bashar al-Assad's forces and the pro-Iranian Hezbollah, which is fighting on Syria's side.
Tehran has faced accusations that it is seeking to establish not just an arc of influence but a logistical land supply line from Iran through to Hezbollah in Lebanon.
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