Four Syrian soldiers killed in Israeli attack on Damascus
The Hindu
Israel launched missile attack near Damascus, killing 4 soldiers, wounding 4, and causing material damage. Syrian air defences intercepted missiles, some of which were shot down. Israel has long targeted Iran-linked targets in Syria, where Iran's influence has grown since 2011 civil war.
An Israeli missile attack targeting the vicinity of Syria's capital Damascus killed four soldiers, wounded four more and caused "some material damage", Syrian state media reported early on August 7 citing a military source.
"At about 2:20 in the morning today, the Israeli enemy launched an aerial aggression from the direction of the occupied Syrian Golan Heights, targeting some points in the vicinity of the city of Damascus," the military source said.
Syrian air defences intercepted the Israeli missiles and shot down some of them, the source added.
Israel has for years been carrying out attacks against what it has described as Iran-linked targets in Syria, where Iran's influence has grown since it began supporting President Bashar al-Assad in the civil war that started in 2011.
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