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Video: Syrian Defenses Engage Multiple 'Hostile Targets' Over Damascus, Three Killed - State Media
Video: Syrian Defenses Engage Multiple 'Hostile Targets' Over Damascus, Three Killed - State Media
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Syrian air defense systems engaged in combating an attack in the sky over the capital province of Damascus, the country's state news agency SANA reported on Friday night.According to reports, explosions are currently heard in the sky over the Syrian capital.Moreover, the news agency reported that the Syrian military had managed to shoot down "several enemy missiles" in the south of the province.Syrian state media has indicated that projectiles had been discharged from the Golan Heights, but that air defenses had intercepted "most" of the missiles. It was further detailed that officials had recorded three deaths, as well as material losses.A video circulating on social media depicted flashes in the night sky, allegedly showing the operation of Damascus' air defense systems.According to unconfirmed reports, at least two projectiles were reportedly intercepted over Damascus. At the same time, at least six impacts were made on Syrian soil.Another report suggested that the target of the airstrike was Hezbollah militia depots in the neighborhoods of al-Kiswa and Jamra in the country's south.Additionally, the strikes allegedly started a fire at the airport in the capital, resulting in the cancellation of flights.The latest strike comes after a similar incident on May 14 that killed five soldiers and another on April 27 that killed 10 combatants, including six Syrian soldiers, in the deadliest such raid since the start of 2022, according to previous reports.Syrian authorities have claimed Israel's involvement in the current attack; however, Israel generally does not comment on such allegations, neither confirming nor denying responsibility for the air attacks.
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Video: Syrian Defenses Engage Multiple 'Hostile Targets' Over Damascus, Three Killed - State Media
20:22 GMT 20.05.2022 (Updated: 16:46 GMT 08.01.2023) Kirill Kurevlev
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Since the civil conflict in Syria erupted in 2011, Israel has launched hundreds of air attacks against government targets as well as barracks and ammunition stores for allied Iran-backed troops and Hezbollah fighters in Lebanon.
Syrian air defense systems engaged in combating an attack in the sky over the capital province of Damascus, the country's state news agency SANA
reported on Friday night.
According to reports, explosions are currently heard in the sky over the Syrian capital.
Moreover, the news agency reported that the Syrian military had managed to shoot down "several enemy missiles" in the south of the province.
Syrian state media has indicated that projectiles had been discharged from the Golan Heights, but that air defenses had intercepted "most" of the missiles. It was further detailed that officials had recorded three deaths, as well as material losses.
A video circulating on social media depicted flashes in the night sky, allegedly showing the operation of Damascus' air defense systems.
According to unconfirmed reports, at least two projectiles were reportedly intercepted over Damascus. At the same time, at least six impacts were made on Syrian soil.
Another report suggested that the target of the airstrike was Hezbollah militia depots in the neighborhoods of al-Kiswa and Jamra in the country's south. Additionally, the strikes allegedly
started a fire at the airport in the capital, resulting in the cancellation of flights.
The latest strike comes after a similar incident on May 14 that killed five soldiers and another on
April 27 that killed 10 combatants, including six Syrian soldiers, in the deadliest such raid since the start of 2022, according to previous reports.
Syrian authorities have claimed Israel's involvement in the current attack; however, Israel generally does not comment on such allegations, neither confirming nor denying responsibility for the air attacks.
