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'Israel' carries out new airstrikes, troop airdrops near Damascus

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  • Source: Al Mayadeen English
  • 27 Aug 2025 23:34
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"Israel" targets Syrian military sites in Kiswah and Mount al-Mana near Damascus again amid repeated Syrian condemnations.

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  • People sit in a bus passing in front the Syrian Defense Ministry building which on Wednesday was heavily damaged by Israeli airstrikes in Damascus, Syria, Thursday, July 17, 2025. (AP)
    People sit in a bus passing in front of the Syrian Defense Ministry building, which, on Wednesday, was heavily damaged by Israeli airstrikes in Damascus, Syria, Thursday, July 17, 2025. (AP)

"Israel" launched airstrikes targeting multiple military sites in the vicinity of Kiswah, located in the western Damascus countryside, according to Syrian media.

Local outlets reported that Mount al-Mana, another area in the western Damascus countryside, also came under attack, with military positions affiliated with the Syrian Ministry of Defense targeted. The strikes resulted in loud explosions echoing across the region.

Moreover, Al Mayadeen's correspondent later reported that Israeli occupation forces carried out a troop airdrop also in the Kiswah area in the Damascus countryside.

Our correspondent noted that the Israeli occupation "destroyed equipment after the airdrop in the Kiswah area," which lasted for about two hours.

As of now, there have been no official reports on the number of casualties or the scale of material damage caused by "Israel's" attacks. Syrian authorities are still assessing the aftermath of the attack.

Simultaneously, media outlets observed military movements by the occupation army in the southern countryside of Quneitra, accompanied by increased Israeli reconnaissance and military flights over the area.

The developments point to a broader escalation along Syria’s southern front.

Syrian Army finds espionage devices near Mount al-Mana

Following the Israeli attacks, a government source revealed to SANA that the Syrian army had "found surveillance and espionage devices near Mount al-Mana, south of Damascus, on August 26."

As the competent authorities were inspecting the site, the source added, it came under an Israeli attack. 

The source explained to SANA that the Israeli airstrikes "continued to prevent the Syrian army from reaching the area until the evening of August 27."

They indicated that Syrian army groups "destroyed part of the systems by targeting them with appropriate weapons and retrieved the bodies of the martyrs."

Later, Israeli aircraft launched several raids on the site, followed by an airdrop, the details of which are not yet known, according to the source.

Israeli helicopters land in Sweida

Following the second wave of bombing, several Israeli helicopters landed in Sweida Governorate, coinciding with reconnaissance aircraft flying over the Damascus and Quneitra countrysides.

An Israeli force also carried out an incursion near the village of Nasiriyah in the Quneitra countryside in the south of the country.

At the same time, the Syrian Al-Ikhbariya news channel reported intensive Israeli airstrikes in the skies above Damascus, where Israeli raids targeted the 76th Brigade in Harjala in the Damascus countryside.

Warplanes were also reported to have flown over the city of Deir Ezzor and the eastern countryside.

In addition, Israeli media reported that Israeli aircraft were "bombing Syrian bases as tanks entered the outskirts of Damascus from its southern side," noting that Israeli commandos had landed in two locations in the Damascus countryside.

Syria condemns violation of sovereignty, international law

Earlier today, the Syrian Foreign Ministry condemned a drone attack carried out by Israeli occupation forces on Tuesday, which targeted a Syrian army unit near Kiswah, resulting in the death of six soldiers.

In an official statement, the ministry stressed that the attacks constitute a “serious violation of international law and the UN Charter,” as well as a “clear breach of Syria’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.”

According to Syrian military sources, Tuesday’s strike targeted an elite unit of the Syrian Ministry of Defense stationed near the Sweida road in the Damascus countryside.

The latest developments underscore the continued escalation and repeated violations of Syrian airspace by the occupation, which have drawn repeated condemnation from Damascus.

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