Syrian air defenses intercept hostile targets in Damascus countryside
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Al Mayadeen's correspondent reports explosions in the skies around the Syrian capital.
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A photo circulated on social media shows explosions as a result of an aggression that targeted the countryside of the Syrian capital, Damascus, on March 19, 2024. (Social media)
Syrian air defenses intercepted early Tuesday hostile targets in the vicinity of the city of Yabroud in the countryside of the capital, Damascus.
A Syrian military source confirmed that an Israeli aerial attack from the direction of the occupied Syrian Golan Heights targeted several military points in the countryside of Damascus.
The military source mentioned that Syrian air defense systems intercepted the Israeli missiles and shot down some of them, with losses limited to material damages.
Earlier, Al Mayadeen's correspondent reported explosions in the skies around the Syrian capital.
This comes a couple of days after Syrian air defenses confronted an aggression that targeted the Qalamoun Mountains and the vicinity of the town of al-Qastal, in the countryside of Damascus.
Our correspondent reported hearing successive explosions in the Qalamoun area near the city of Nabek, north of Damascus.
A Syrian military source confirmed back then that the Israeli aerial aggression was launched from the direction of the occupied Syrian Golan Heights and targeted several points in the southern region.
The source confirmed that Syrian air defenses intercepted the missiles, with some being shot down, adding that the Israeli aggression resulted in the injury of a soldier, in addition to some material losses.
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