DAMASCUS — Israeli strikes in central Syria killed at least seven people late Sunday, including three civilians, a war monitor reported.

Since the start of the civil war in Syria in 2011, Israel has carried out hundreds of strikes there, targeting pro-Iranian groups in particular.

“The number of dead in the Israeli strikes on the Masyaf region stands at seven, namely three civilians, including a man and his son who were in a car, and four unidentified soldiers,” said the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which has a vast network of sources inside the country.

The attack also wounded at least 15 others and destroyed military facilities in the area, the Observatory said.

“Thirteen violent explosions rang out in the zone housing scientific research centers in Masyaf where pro-Iranian groups and weapons development experts are present,” the group said in an earlier statement.

The Syrian state news agency Sana had previously reported five killed and 19 wounded near Masyaf, citing a medical source.

“Around 11:20 p.m. (2020 GMT) on Sunday, the Israeli enemy carried out an air attack from the northwest of Lebanon targeting a number of military sites in the central region,” Sana reported, citing a military source.

“Our air defense shot down some missiles.”

Israeli air raids in Syria have intensified since the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel that sparked the war in Gaza.

Israeli authorities rarely comment on individual strikes in Syria, but have repeatedly said they will not allow arch-enemy Iran to expand its presence there.

At the end of August, three pro-Iranian fighters were killed in the central region of Homs in strikes attributed to Israel, the Observatory said.

A few days later, the Israeli military said it had killed an unspecified number of fighters belonging to Hamas ally Islamic Jihad in a strike in Syria near the Lebanese border.

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BETONG — Pemandu ambulans dan seorang jururawat parah selepas ambulans dinaiki mereka merempuh sebuah lori yang di parkir di tepi jalan, dalam kemalangan di Jalan Memaloi, Skrang di sini, kira-kira jam 4.20 pagi tadi.

Jurucakap Pusat Gerakan Operasi Jabatan Bomba Dan Penyelamat Malaysia (JBPM) Sarawak berkata, pihaknya menerima pangilan kecemasan mengenai kejadian itu sekitar jam 4.24 pagi, dan lapan anggota dari Balai Bomba dan Penyelamat (BBP) Betong ke lokasi kejadian.

“Kemalangan membabitkan sebuah van ambulans Kementerian Kesihatan (KKM) melanggar belakang lori treler yang berhenti di bahu jalan.

“Terdapat dua orang mangsa cedera parah iaitu kakitangan KKM, seorang lelaki dewasa (pemandu) dan seorang perempuan dewasa (penumpang),” katanya menerusi satu kenyataan yang dilaporkan Buletin TV3.

Beliau berkata, kedua-dua mangsa bagaimanapun diselamatkan orang awam sebelum ketibaan anggota bomba di lokasi kejadian.

Katanya, mangsa iaitu pemandu ambulans berkenaan dikejarkan ke Hospital Sri Aman manakala mangsa kedua, jururawat wanita di bawa ke hospital Betong untuk mendapatkan rawatan lanjut.

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LIMA — At least one person was killed and 16 others treated for smoke inhalation as wildfires raged in northern Peru’s Lambayeque region, local authorities said Sunday.

The fatal victim, a 40-year-old female farmer in the town of Incahuasi, suffered burns all over her body, according to Radio Programas del Peru, a radio and television broadcasting company in Peru.

She had been rushed to the local clinic but succumbed to her severe injuries. Several locals were treated for smoke inhalation and later discharged, as they were “out of danger,” the network reported.

Peru’s National Meteorology and Hydrology Service warned that from Sunday through Wednesday, atmospheric conditions could lead to the “start and spread of forest fires.”

The absence of precipitation is expected to persist in these regions, along with decreasing humidity and increasing daytime temperatures, it added.

XINHUA

ADEN, Yemen — At least 15 people were killed and three others injured when a passenger bus fell off a mountain road in Yemen’s southern province of Lahj on Sunday, a security official told Xinhua.

The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the accident occurred in the Maqatrah district on a hazardous road linking the provinces of Aden and Taiz. He added the bus fell from a steep slope and plunged into a rocky valley below after the driver lost control due to a brake failure.

The official confirmed that the death toll includes women and children. Eyewitnesses described the accident as “horrific,” noting that the impact was so severe that some victims were ejected from the vehicle.

Maqatrah, known for its dangerous mountain routes, has seen numerous accidents in recent years. Local observers said the incident highlights the broader impact of Yemen’s decade-long civil war on civilian safety and infrastructure. With main interprovincial roads often blocked by warring factions, civilians are forced to use perilous alternative routes, including hazardous mountain passes.

Yemen’s crisis began in late 2014 when the Houthi group took control of the capital, Sanaa, leading to a Saudi-led military intervention and escalating into what the United Nations now describes as the world’s worst humanitarian crisis.

XINHUA

DAMASCUS — Israel carried out air strikes on a scientific research facility and an arms depot in central Syria on Sunday night, a war monitor reported.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the attack targeted sites in Masyaf, in western Hama province. Ambulances were seen rushing to the area, the Britain-based group said, adding that a large fire was seen near Wadi al-Oyoun in western Hama following the strikes.

Syrian state television reported that air defenses responded to “Israeli aggression” in central Syria. The Observatory said several missiles were intercepted.

The extent of casualties and damage was not immediately clear.

Israel has conducted numerous strikes in Syria in recent years, often targeting what it says are Iranian-linked and Hezbollah positions.

XINHUA

RABAT — At least 11 people have been killed and nine others went missing after torrential rains battered southern Morocco, the Interior Ministry said in a provisional report on Sunday.

Seven of the fatalities were reported in the Tata province, while four others, including a foreign national, were found in the provinces of Errachidia and Tiznit, ministry spokesperson Rachid El Khalfi told reporters in Rabat. The spokesperson also noted that the missing individuals are from the provinces of Tata, Errachidia, and Taroudant.

The heavy rainfall also caused significant material damage, including the collapse of 40 homes and damage to 93 road sections. Traffic has been restored on 53 of the affected sections. The rains also disrupted electricity, drinking water supply networks, and telephone networks.

According to a press release from the Ministry of Equipment and Water, nearly 200 people and 96 earthmoving machines have been deployed to restore traffic in the affected regions.

The Interior Ministry urged local residents and visitors to exercise extreme caution due to the unstable weather and to follow all guidelines issued by authorities, the spokesperson added.

XINHUA

HANOI — Super typhoon Yagi that swept through Vietnam’s northern mountainous localities over the weekend killed at least 21 people and injured 229 others, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development on Sunday evening.

The fatalities include five from the coastal province of Quang Ninh, two from Hai Phong city, one from Hai Duong, one from capital Hanoi, four from Hoa Binh, one from Yen Bai, one from Lang Son and six from Lao Cai.

Six people killed in Lao Cai were buried in a landslide which occurred on Sunday noon in Sa Pa Town.

A 20-meter-high mountain suddenly collapsed at 1:00 p.m. during heavy rain that swept through Muong Hoa commune where 26 residents live in four houses.

Nine people managed to escape. Seventeen others were buried by mud and collapsed house structures.

By 3:30 p.m., six bodies were found, including a 68-year-old woman, a one-year-old boy and an infant, local media reported.

Natural disasters, mainly floods and landslides, left 147 people dead and missing, and injured 104 others in Vietnam in the first eight months of this year, according to the country’s General Statistics Office.

XINHUA

IPOH — Khidmat anggota bomba terpaksa digunakan bagi memotong cincin besi yang tersangkut pada alat sulit seorang lelaki yang dikejarkan ke Hospital Raja Permaisuri Bainun (HRPB), di sini, hari ini.

Ketua Balai Bomba dan Penyelamat (BBP) Ipoh, Azman Hussin berkata, panggilan diterima daripada pihak hospital jam 9.14 pagi tadi, sewaktu pihak hospital sedang berusaha mengeluarkan cincin dari kemaluan lelaki berusia 37 tahun berkenaan.

Katanya, operasi yang berlangsung di Unit Kecemasan HRPB itu mengambil masa 15 minit susulan sedikit kesukaran.

“Panggilan khidmat khas bantuan itu diterima daripada pihak HRPB bagi memotong cincin pada alat sulit lelaki itu. Setiba di lokasi didapati seorang lelaki tersangkut cincin besi pada kemaluannya.

“Bomba mengambil masa 15 minit untuk memotong cincin itu menggunakan peralatan khas kerana besinya agak tebal,” katanya ketika dihubungi malam ini.

Menurutnya, dua anggota bomba dikejarkan untuk operasi memotong cincin berkenaan yang tamat jam 10.12 pagi tadi.

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