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| Alleged Israeli airstrike targets sites near Damascus | |
| 2022-02-01 | |
| [JPost] The alleged airstrikes come hours after a ballistic missile launched by Iran-backed Houthis targeted Abu Dhabi Syrian air defenses were activated in response to an alleged Israeli missile barrage targeting the vicinity of the capital Damascus, state media said early on Monday citing a military source. This is the first alleged Israeli airstrike reported in Syria this year. The source was quoted as saying that the interception resulted in some material damage. The missiles were launched from the direction of Riyaq, a Lebanese town east of Beirut, according to the Syrian SANA news agency. According to the opposition-affiliated Halab Today TV, the strikes targeted sites belonging to the Assad regime near Al-Qutayfah, northeast of Damascus, causing injuries and material damage. A series of cargo flights on airlines used to transport Iranian weapons traveled between Iran and Syria in recent weeks, according to independent flight trackers.
Israeli strikes early Monday hit a military outpost and weapons depot operated by Hizbullah near the Syrian capital Damascus, a war monitor reported Monday. "Sites operated by the Lebanese Hizbullah group... in the east Qalamoun region, northeast of Damascus, were hit by Israeli strikes at dawn," the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. The war monitor, which relies on sources inside Syria, said that the attack sparked fires "in military outposts and arms depots belonging to Hizbullah". The Observatory said there were believed to be casualties but it did not offer a toll. Asked about Israeli strikes near Damascus, the Israeli army told AFP: "We do not comment on reports in the foreign media." Official Syrian state media said the attack caused only material damage, without elaborating on its intended target. "At 3:05 am today, the Israeli enemy carried out an aerial assault with a volley of missiles... targeting some points on the outskirts of Damascus," SANA news agency said. "Our air defenses responded to the attack and intercepted some" of the missiles, it added.
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| Posted by:Frank G |