The IDF for the first time revealed details of the Shaldag Unit's operation in Syria in September, which was first published in foreign media, during which an Iranian missile production facility used by Hezbollah in Masyaf, Hama Province, was destroyed. "This is one of the most dangerous and courageous commando operations the IDF has carried out outside the country's borders in recent years," they said. "The Air Force commando fighters raided the facility using dozens of aircraft, planes and helicopters, and eliminated the force that was securing it underground. They captured the large facility, called the 'deep layer,' and blew it up from a distance with air cover."