Published November 27, 2023
Syrian state media say an Israeli airstrike has hit the international airport in the Syrian capital and put it out of commission
BEIRUT — An Israeli airstrike Sunday hit the international airport in the Syrian capital of Damascus and put it out of commission, Syrian state media said.
Israel has struck Syria’s Damascus and Aleppo international airports several times since the onset of the Hamas-Israel war in Gaza on Oct. 7. Israel has also struck parts of western Syria after rocket fire landed on the Israeli-occupied Syrian Golan Heights.
SANA, citing an unnamed military official, said Israel fired missiles from the direction of the Golan Heights, striking Damascus International Airport and other areas in the Damascus countryside causing material damage.
There was no mention of casualties.
Britain-based opposition war monitor, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, said the strikes came just hours after the airport resumed flights after a monthlong hiatus following a previous Israeli strike.
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SOURCE: www.abcnews.go
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A blaze apparently caused by Israeli airstrikes outside Damascus, Syria, November 17, 2023. (X video screenshot: used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
Published November 26, 2023
Syrian media report Israeli airstrikes against Damascus International Airport and other targets near the capital.
The pro-government Sham FM radio says the runway at the airport was hit, among other targets.
There is no immediate information on casualties in the strikes.
Damascus airport has been allegedly struck by Israel several times over the past year, as Israel is believed to be stepping up efforts to prevent the shipment of advanced weapons from Iran to its various Middle East proxies, chief among them Hezbollah in Lebanon.
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SOURCE: www.timesofIsrael.com
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Dozens of strikes by Iran-backed groups have targeted US interests in the region as Washington keeps backing Israel.
People inspect the damage of a medieval citadel after an Israeli air raid in Damascus, Syria.
The US and Israel have been striking Syrian targets where Iran-backed fighters are located for years [File: Omar Sanadiki/AP Photo]
Published November 14, 2024
The United States and Iran-backed armed groups in the Middle East are increasingly trading fire in Syria since Israel launched its brutal military assault on the Gaza Strip on October 7.
US bases in Syria and neighbouring Iraq have been attacked multiple times, raising fears of regional escalation as Iran has warned against the mounting death toll in Gaza.
More than 11,000 Palestinians have been killed in nearly 40 days of non-stop Israeli bombing.
So, what’s the latest with the attacks, how closely tied are they to what’s happening in Gaza, and how could this escalate?
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SOURCE: www.aljazeera.com
