Israeli submarine strike hit Syrian arms depot

'Sunday Times' reports Israeli Dolphin-class submarines responsible for July 5 attack on Syrian barracks near port city of Latakia; attack reportedly coordinated with US, targeted Russian-made Yakhont P-800 anti-ship missiles.

Israeli Dolphin-class submarines carried out a July 5 attack on an arms depot in the Syrian port city of Latakia, according to a report in the British Sunday Times, which contradicted a previous CNN report that the attack was the work of the Israel Air Force.

The alleged Israeli naval strike was closely coordinated with the United States and targeted a contingent of 50 Russian-made Yakhont P-800 anti-ship missiles that had arrived earlier in the year for Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime, the Times cited Middle East intelligence sources as stating.

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