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 by AFP Staff Writers Damascus (AFP) June 9, 2021
Israeli air strikes in central Syria killed at least 11 government troops and militiamen late Tuesday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. The strikes were the first carried out by Israel in Syria since 11 days of heavy fighting with the Hamas rulers of Gaza ended with an Egyptian-brokered ceasefire on May 21, the Britain-based war monitor said. "At least seven army soldiers and four National Defence Forces militiamen were killed," Observatory chief Rami Abdul Rahman told AFP, adding that all of the dead were Syrian. The Observatory said the strikes targeted air force positions near the village of Khirbet al-Tin on the outskirts of Homs, as well as an arms depot belonging to the Lebanese Hezbollah movement. The Israeli air force carried out Tuesday evening strikes in several regions of Syria, in the capital Damascus as well as in Homs, Hama and Latakia provinces, the Observatory said. Syria's state SANA news agency said there had been "explosions in Damascus" as Israeli forces carried out the raid from Lebanese air space. It said air defences had been activated against the "Israeli aggression", but said nothing about any casualties or damage. The Israeli army, which rarely acknowledges individual strikes on Syria, declined to comment on "reports in the foreign media". Since civil war broke out in Syria in 2011, Israel has carried out hundreds of air strikes on Syrian territory, targeting government positions as well as allied Iran-backed forces and fighters of Lebanon's Hezbollah movement. Israel has said repeatedly that it will not allow neighbouring Syria to become a launchpad for its arch foe Iran.
Israeli strikes kill eight fighters in Syria: monitor Damascus (AFP) June 9, 2021 Israeli air strikes in central Syria killed at least eight pro-government fighters late Tuesday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. "At least five army soldiers and three allied fighters were killed," Observatory chief Rami Abdul Rahman told AFP, adding that several more were wounded. The Britain-based war monitor said the strikes targeted air force positions near the village of Khirbet al-Tin on the outskirts of Homs, as well as an arms depot belonging to the Lebanese Hezbollah movem ... read more
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