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Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Video purporting to show Syrian air defence launches tonight near Damascus
2020-04-27
“Ali, set the headline to F17 — Israel bombed us again, and the secondaries woulda been glorious if they weren’t ours.”
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Courtesy of g(r)omgoru, update from the Jerusalem Post at 1:45 a.m. EDT:
Syrian air defense systems were activated in response to an alleged Israeli airstrike targeting the Damascus area from Lebanese airspace early Monday morning, according to the Syrian state SANA news agency. The attack marks the second airstrike in Syria blamed on Israel in the past week.

A military source told SANA that the air defense systems were able to shoot down most of the missiles, but that some managed to cause material damage without any casualties.

According to the Step News Agency, the airstrikes targeted Iranian sites south of Damascus including near Al-Kiswah, Sahnaya and Set Zaynab. Material damage and casualties were reported in Al-Kiswah and Sahnaya.

One missile hit an Iranian site in Set Zaynab, but no information was available yet the extent of casualties or damage.

According to Al-Mayadeen, Israeli aircraft were flying at low altitudes over southern Lebanon during the time of the attack.
At 2:10 a.m. EDT, the Times of Israel adds:
Syrian state news agency SANA said limited damage was caused by the strikes on the Mezzeh military airport outside Damascus, but no casualties. The airbase, reportedly used by Iranian forces in Syria, has been attacked several times in airstrikes attributed to Israel.
Related:
Mezzeh: 2020-02-07 IAF strike on Syria kills at least 23 pro-Iranian gunmen
Mezzeh: 2019-06-28 Powerful explosion hits major highway in Damascus
Mezzeh: 2019-05-18 Syria says Israel carries out strike, claims to intercept missiles
Related:
Sahnaya: 2019-07-02 Syria war: Israeli jets ‘hit Iranian targets in Homs and Damascus', Intel firm has photos of one Damascus hit
Sahnaya: 2019-07-01 Syria says four killed as Israeli jets hit targets in Homs and Damascus
Sahnaya: 2017-12-02 Israeli missiles targeted strategic Syrian Army ammo storage in west Damascus
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