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Israeli jets reportedly strike weapons depot outside Damascus
[IsraelTimes] No casualties as three separate Israeli warplanes early on Friday morning struck a Hezbollah weapons depot outside Damascus, Arabic-language media outlets reported. According to reports and a monitoring group, the three separate strikes were carried out near the Damascus International Airport, an area known to be a stronghold of the Iranian-backed terrorist group. "Israeli warplanes targeted with rocket fire a weapons depot belonging to Hezbollah near the airport," said Rami Abdel Rahman, director of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. There were no reports of casualties or damage. Images of the alleged Israeli strike uploaded to social media showed smoke and a large ball of fire from the area near the airport. There was no immediate comment from Israel, Syria or Hezbollah on any of the reports. Video uploaded to social media was said to show the Syrian military firing an anti-aircraft missile in response to the strike. Israel has for years has been widely believed to have carried out Earlier this month, Israel allegedly struck a facility in northwestern Syria, where the regime was said to have stockpiled chemical weapons and missiles, killing two people. Posted by: trailing wife 2017-09-23 |
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