At least one killed as explosions hit Damascus's Mezzeh district
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A series of explosions in Damascus's Mezzeh district, reportedly caused by rocket fire or an attack by unknown assailants, killed a woman and prompted a heavy security deployment.
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Smoke and flames rise over Damascus's Mezzeh district after a series of nighttime explosions shook the area. (Agencies)
Syria’s official SANA news agency reported that a woman was injured in an explosion in the Mezzeh district of the capital, Damascus, just hours after initial reports circulated about a mysterious blast heard in the city.
According to local sources, the explosion occurred in the Mezzeh 86 area and the Western Mezzeh Villas, specifically in the vicinity between Al-Rahman Mosque and the Language Institute. The sources confirmed hearing three successive explosions, which are believed to have resulted from rocket fire.
The sources also noted a heavy security presence in Mezzeh and the arrival of ambulances at the scene following the blasts.
Local sources also raised the casualty toll to one killed and multiple injuries.
فيديو ـ آثار القصف داخل شقة في منطقة المزة بدمشق pic.twitter.com/1f2ZPAj353
— حسن عصفور - Hassan Asfour (@hasfour50) November 14, 2025
In addition, Syrian state TV channel Al-Ikhbariyah quoted a security source as saying that the explosion was caused by an attack carried out by unidentified assailants targeting a house in Mezzeh 86, injuring a woman.
The source added that security forces have launched an investigation to identify the perpetrators and determine the circumstances surrounding the incident.
Preliminary assessments indicate that the explosion was triggered by a short-range rocket projectile fired at the Mezzeh 86 neighborhood, which has a predominantly Alawite population. Experts noted that, based on the scale of the damage, the munition had an estimated range of no more than 8 kilometers, suggesting it was launched from within Damascus itself.
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3 صواريخ سقطت في حى المزة في العاصمة دمشق قبل قليل.
غير واضح مصدرها حتى الان pic.twitter.com/qV5ZMVs4Qz
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