Syria accuses Israel of bombardment
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Syria has accused Israel of bombarding an
area west of Damascus, with reports of a military airport being hit. State
television quoted the army as saying several rockets landed in the airport
compound in Mezzeh, Reuters news agency reports. It remains unclear if the
alleged bombardment, which caused fires, has caused any casualties. The Israeli
government has previously neither confirmed nor denied that it carries out
strikes in Syria. It is thought to have bombed weapons shipments intended for
Lebanon’s Hezbollah movement several times since Syria’s civil war began in
2011. Hezbollah, which fought a month-long war with Israel in 2006, has sent
thousands of fighters to Syria to support President Bashar al-Assad’s forces.
State-run Syrian news agency Sana reported explosions at the Mezzeh military
airport and said ambulances were rushing to the scene. The army was quoted as
warning Israel “of the repercussions of the flagrant attack”, according to
Reuters. In December, Syrian state media said an israeli missile strike had
targeted the airport in Mezzeh, causing fires but no casualties. Days earlier,
on 30 November, Israeli jets were reported to have fired missiles from Lebanese
airspace into Syria, striking Sabboura, an area outside Damascus. The target
was unclear but the highway from Lebanon to Damascus runs through the town.
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