Syrian says it is responding to attack over capital Damascus
Posted Aug 24, 2019 2:42 pm.
DAMACUS, Syria — Syrian state media is reporting that the country’s air defences are responding to “hostile” targets over the capital of Damascus.
State TV did not give further details late Saturday but it appeared to be an Israeli attack.
There was no immediate comment from Israel, which frequently carries out airstrikes and missile attacks inside war-torn Syria but rarely confirms them. Israel says it targets mostly bases of Iranian forces and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah in Syria.
The last such attack occurred Aug. 1, when Syria said Israel carried out a missile attack in the country’s south, causing material damage.
The Associated Press
