4 Syrian Soldiers Killed in Israeli Strike Near Damascus

Arab World

April 27th, 4:34am

Asharq Al-Awsat

Illustrative: Smoke billows following an alleged Israeli airstrike targeting south of Damascus, Syria, on July 20, 2020. (AFP)

A Syrian military source said that Israel fired a number of missiles targeting points in the vicinity of Syria's capital Damascus early on Wednesday, state news agency (SANA) reported. It added that Syrian air defenses shot down most of the Israeli missiles which were launched from the Israeli city of Tiberias. Four soldiers were killed and three injured in the attack, said the Syrian ministry of defense according to the source. Israel has for several years been mounting attacks on what it has described as Iranian-linked targets in Syria, where Tehran-backed forces, including Lebanon's Hezbollah, have put down a presence since deploying to help President Bashar al-Assad in the Syrian conflict that erupted in 2011.

from Asharq AL-awsat https://english.aawsat.com/home/article/3614711/4-syrian-soldiers-killed-israeli-strike-near-damascus