Syria accuses Israeli missiles of attacking sites near Damascus

Citing a Syrian military source, state media said missile attacks coming from the direction of the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights targeted several locations they did not identify.

Syria accuses Israeli missiles of attacking locations near Damascus. Photo: anews

“Our air defenses confronted Israeli missiles and shot down some of them, causing only material damage,” a Syrian military source said.

For years, Israel has carried out strikes on what it describes as Iranian-linked targets in Syria, where Tehran's influence has grown since it began supporting President Bashar al-Assad in the civil war that began in 2011.

Many Israeli military experts said the attacks were part of an escalation of a low-intensity conflict aimed at slowing Iran's growing entrenchment in Syria.

Iran-allied fighters, including Hezbollah, now control large areas in eastern, southern and northwestern Syria and in some suburbs around the capital.

Mai Anh (according to Reuters)

Source: https://www.congluan.vn/syria-to-ten-lua-israel-tan-cong-cac-dia-diem-gan-thu-do-damascus-post249523.html