Damascus, Dec 11: An Israeli missile attack hit military sites in the vicinity of the capital Damascu, the latest in a string of attacks targeting army installations in Syria, state media reported on Monday. According to Syria’s SANA news agency, multiple powerful explosions reverberated across Damascus overnight.
A military statement by the Syrian army said that the Israeli attack was carried out from the direction of the occupied Golan Heights, Xinhua news agency quoted the SANA report as saying. The statement added that the Syrian air defence systems shot down some of the missiles and the losses were limited to material damages. Positions belonging to the Syrian air defence forces were also targeted. (IANS)
