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The IDF has conducted hundreds of airstrikes in Syria since dictator Bashar al-Assad fled the country on Sunday. Israel intends to ensure military weaponry including chemical weapons, do not fall into jihadist hands.<\/p>\n
IDF denies ground forces in Golan have advanced beyond buffer zone toward Damascus; at the same time, Israeli Navy operates to destroy toppled Assad regime\u2019s fleet<\/em> Israel pounded Syrian army bases on Tuesday in strikes it says aim to keep weapons from falling into hostile hands, but denied its forces had advanced into Syria, toward Damascus, beyond a buffer zone at the border.<\/p>\n Regional security sources and officers within the now-fallen Syrian army who spoke to Reuters described Tuesday morning\u2019s airstrikes as the heaviest yet, hitting military installations and airbases across Syria, destroying dozens of helicopters and jets, as well as Republican Guard assets in and around Damascus.<\/p>\n The rough tally of 200 raids overnight had left nothing of the Syrian army\u2019s assets, said the sources.<\/p>\n The Israeli Air Force has carried out over 300 airstrikes in Syria since the collapse of the regime, destroying advanced weapons and other capabilities.
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\nThe IDF had yet to comment broadly on the strikes, but military sources said that the Navy had carried out a large-scale operation Monday night to destroy the former regime\u2019s naval fleet, amid a wave of operations to take out military assets lest they fall into hostile hands.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n