Syrian air defenses engage ‘Israeli missiles’ over Damascus – reports
Air defenses lit up the sky over the Syrian capital of Damascus after reports of incoming missiles from Lebanese airspace, allegedly fired by Israeli jets.
“Air defenses are confronting hostile missiles in the sky over Damascus,” state news agency SANA said. Reports of explosions near the capital came around 1:30am local time on Friday. A grainy video showing a missile splitting the night also made the rounds on social media.
#BREAKING#NOW At least four missiles hit sites in the vicinity of the Syrian capital, #Damascus. On the other hand, the Assad regime's air defense active in the sky.#Syria#Israel#IAF#IDF#Iran#IRGC#Russia#USAhttps://t.co/fCrauEuLhQpic.twitter.com/6S7CZ2s0CO
— Eva J. Koulouriotis - إيفا كولوريوتي (@evacool_) September 2, 2021
A little later, SANA quoted a military source that said, “Israeli enemy carried out air aggression from the direction southeast of Beirut,” targeting the vicinity of Damascus.
In the last 30 minutes #Syria|n Air Defense was active over #Damascus, according to state media it was to engage “hostile attacks”. Initial unconfirmed reports from #Israel is that an Anti-aircraft missile from Syria has landed in the Mediterranean off the Israeli coast. pic.twitter.com/9NtcH68AaP
— Aurora Intel (@AuroraIntel) September 2, 2021
Israel has carried out “hundreds” of airstrikes in Syria, which Tel Aviv has called defensive strikes on Iranian targets on the rare occasions they were acknowledged at all.
Iran has assisted the government in Damascus in its fight against both Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS) terrorists and anti-government militants backed by Turkey.
Also on rt.com Syrian air defenses downed 22 Israeli missiles fired from Lebanese airspace – Russian Defense MinistryFriday’s bombardment is the first major strike in two weeks. During the August 19 attack, 22 out of 24 Israeli missiles launched from Lebanese airspace were shot down by the Syrians, using the Russian-made Buk-M2E and Pantsir-S air defense systems, the Russian military said.
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