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Explainer: As Syria moves on from Assad, why has Israel attacked military targets in the…

Israeli tanks manoeuvre next to the security fence near the so-called Alpha Line that separates the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights from Syria. Photo: AP

Israeli tanks manoeuvre next to the security fence near the so-called Alpha Line that separates the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights from Syria. Photo: AP

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Israel has launched more than 350 air and naval strikes against Bashar al-Assad’s military since he was toppled on Sunday, destroying around 80pc of Syria’s military capabilities.

The co-ordinated attacks across the country targeted Assad’s naval fleet, air bases, chemical weapons, long-range missiles, helicopters, anti-aircraft batteries and other military sites.

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