Number of loud explosions heard at the
Mezzeh airbase near Damascus. Syrian news agency: A technical
malfunction and not an Israeli attack.
A number of loud explosions were heard on Saturday night at the Mezzeh airbase near Damascus.
Local media outlets reported that there were deaths and injuries as a
result of the explosion at the base, which has been attacked in the
past.
According to the reports, "the air defense operated against a missile
attack that came from outside Syria." The Lebanese Al-Mayadeen network,
which is affiliated with Hezbollah, claimed that Israel attacked the
airbase with missiles.
The Arabic-language Sky News network reported that the attack targeted
ammunition depots and a military position belonging to Iranian forces
and Shiite militias operating at the airbase.
However, the official Syrian news agency SANA reported that the
explosions were caused by an electrical problem that was caused by a
technical malfunction rather than an Israeli attack.
In late July, Arab media outlets claimed that Israeli fighter jets hit targets in Syria’s Hama province.
Lebanese media outlets claimed that Israeli aircraft were spotted over
Lebanese airspace, while Syrian sources claimed that targets had been
hit Sunday evening outside of the city of Masyaf, located in the Hama
province in northwestern Syria.
Unconfirmed reports claimed that the targets hit included weapons development centers run by the Assad regime.
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