The Israeli military on Wednesday said it conducted more than 400 strikes over the past 48 hours on strategic military targets in Syria, days after Syrian rebels ousted president Bashar al-Assad.

Since Assad’s 24-year rule came to an abrupt end on Sunday, Israel, which borders Syria, has sent troops into a buffer zone on the east of the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights and destroyed an estimated 70-80% of Syrian strategic military assets.

“Within the last 48 hours, the IDF (Israel Defense Forces) struck most of the strategic weapons stockpiles in Syria, preventing them from falling into the hands of terrorist elements,” the military said in a statement.

The targets included 15 naval vessels at the two Syrian Navy facilities – the Al-Bayda port and the Latakia port, anti-aircraft batteries and weapons production sites in the capital Damascus and other key cities.

“Dozens of sea-to-sea missiles with ranges of 80-190 km were destroyed. Each missile carried significant explosive payloads, posing threats to civilian and military maritime vessels in the area,” the military said.