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Syrian state TV showed government anti-air defense systems intercepting Israeli missiles along the Golan Heights near the town of Quneitra. Arab media reported that some of the Israeli missiles hit their intended targets.
The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on its Facebook page that positions belonging to Lebanon’s Hezbollah and another pro-government militia were hit, along with a Syrian army tank unit, which includes Iranian militiamen. VOA could not independently confirm the claim.
Amateur video also purported to show an attack on the Damascus airport. It was not clear what, if anything, was struck.
Syrian military analyst Col. Ali Maqsoud, however, said on state TV that government air defense systems along the Golan Heights were “capable of stopping attacks on targets in the capital, Damascus.”
Print this page CAIRO - Syrian state TV showed government anti-air defense systems intercepting Israeli missiles along the Golan Heights near the town of Quneitra. Arab media reported that some of the Israeli missiles hit their intended targets.
The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on its Facebook page that positions belonging to Lebanon s Hezbollah and another pro-government militia were hit, along with a Syrian army tank unit, which includes Iranian militiamen. VOA could not independently confirm the claim.
Amateur video also purported to show an attack on the Damascus airport. It was not clear what, if anything, was struck.