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Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Al Hadath: Ten civilians die in Israeli strike on Damascus
2024-01-21
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
The Russian take on yesterday’s report .
[Regnum] At least ten civilians were killed when an Israeli air force struck a residential area in the west of the Syrian capital Damascus. Al Hadath TV channel reported this on January 20, citing medical sources in Damascus.
That’s what happens when you make sure your military target is surrounded by civilian human shields, a war crime. Next time put it out in the country or the desert or something, or accept your guilt.
It is noted that the strike was carried out on one of the houses on Mezze Avenue, which is located near the Iranian Embassy.

As reported by IA Regnum, on January 20, the SANA agency reported an Israeli missile attack on a residential building in Damascus. Before this, there were reports that explosions were heard in the city.

Reuters clarified that as a result of the attack, a member of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) was killed and several other people were injured. The missile strike completely destroyed a multi-story building used by Iranian advisers supporting the Syrian government.

The IRGC later confirmed the death of four military advisers as a result of an Israeli strike on Damascus. In addition, the Al Hadath TV channel, citing a statement by the IRGC command, clarified that the commander of the intelligence service of the Al-Quds special forces, General Yousef Omid Zadeh, was killed along with military advisers.

More from regnum.ru, another Israeli airstrike in Damascus
IRGC reports the death of four military advisers during a strike on Damascus

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) confirmed the death of its four military advisers as a result of an Israeli strike on Damascus, Press TV reported on January 20.

Three aircraft took part in the attack. The missile strikes were carried out on one of the mansions in the Mezze quarter in the west of the Syrian capital, where Iranian military advisers lived.

Also, the Al Hadath TV channel, citing a statement by the IRGC command, clarified that the commander of the intelligence service of the Al-Quds special forces of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, General Yousef Omid Zadeh,
...yesterday spelt by the Times of Israel as Sadegh Omidzadeh...
died along with military advisers.

As reported by IA Regnum, on January 20, the SANA agency reported an Israeli missile attack on a residential building in the Al-Mezze area of ​​Damascus. Before this, there were reports that explosions were heard in the city.

Reuters later clarified that as a result of this attack, a member of the Iranian IRGC was killed and several other people were injured. The missile strike, he added, completely destroyed a multi-story building used by Iranian advisers supporting the Syrian government.

Another shelling of Damascus by Israel occurred on January 2. The Syrian defense ministry then clarified that the strikes were carried out on the sides of the Golan Heights. “A number of positions in the suburbs of Damascus” were attacked, causing material damage.

Israel captured the Syrian Golan Heights during the 1967 Six-Day War. In 1981, the Knesset (parliament) passed a law establishing Israeli sovereignty over the territory. UN Security Council Resolution 497 of December 17, 1981 invalidated the annexation.

Posted by:badanov

#1  Who said "There are no civilians"?
Posted by: Grom the Reflective   2024-01-21 00:32  

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