Military intelligence authorities in the Damascus government arrested four members of a security detachment in wake of the Israeli attack on the Mezzeh area in the Syrian capital last week.
According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, the attack left 12 people dead, including five Iranians, including three leaders in the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, four Syrian member of factions loyal to Iran, two Lebanese, and an Iraqi.
Speaking to Asharq Al-Awsat, Rami Abdulrahman, director of the UK-based monitor, confirmed that a colonel, his assistant, a non-commissioned officer, and a civilian have been arrested.
Mezzeh is considered “almost completely secure” due to the presence of high-ranking military, political figures, and embassies in the area. Residents of the area include members of the Revolutionary Guards, “Islamic Jihad” and Lebanese Hezbollah.
The building struck by Israel was being used by the Iranian Revolutionary Guards.
Blaming Israel for the strike, Iran vowed to retaliate at the “right time and place.”
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian stressed that Iranian advisors in Syria will continue to “strongly” carry out their duties.
The latest attack has raised to at least 90 the death toll from 14 Israeli strikes on Syria since Israel launched its war against Gaza in October, revealed the Observatory.
This count includes 74 members linked to Hezbollah and Iranian militias, Syrians working with them, two unidentified individuals, and 14 casualties from government forces.
Fifty-six of the casualties were affiliated with Iranian militias, including key figures like Reza Mousavi and Brigadier General Haj Sadiq.
