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Syrian soldier seriously injured in alleged Israeli airstrike near Damascus

 
A streak of light is seen in the night sky in the vicinity of the Syrian capital Damascus during what Syrian authorities said was an Israeli air strike, in this handout released by state news agency SANA on February 24, 2020. (photo credit: SANA/HANDOUT VIA REUTERS)
A streak of light is seen in the night sky in the vicinity of the Syrian capital Damascus during what Syrian authorities said was an Israeli air strike, in this handout released by state news agency SANA on February 24, 2020.
(photo credit: SANA/HANDOUT VIA REUTERS)

The strikes reportedly targeted a Syrian Army facility used by Iranian and Iran-backed forces south of Damascus.

A Syrian soldier was seriously injured in alleged Israeli airstrikes that targeted sites near Damascus early Wednesday morning, according to Syrian state news agency SANA.

A military source told SANA that Israeli aircraft carried out the strikes from the direction of the Golan Heights and targeted a number of sites southwest of Damascus.

The Capital Voice news site reported that explosions were heard in the area of the headquarters of the Syrian Army's 1st Division in al-Kiswah, south of Damascus, which is used by Iranian and Iran-backed forces as well. A fire broke out at the headquarters amid the strikes, according to the report.

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A base used by Iran was reportedly built in the al-Kiswah area in 2017 and alleged Israeli strikes have targeted the area repeatedly in recent years.

  F-35's arrive in Israel after being purchased from Lockheed Martin, November 13, 2022 (credit: LOCKHEED MARTIN)
F-35's arrive in Israel after being purchased from Lockheed Martin, November 13, 2022 (credit: LOCKHEED MARTIN)

Shortly before the airstrikes, a flight operated by Iran's Mahan Air landed at Damascus International Airport, according to flight tracking sites.

Mahan Air has been sanctioned by the US Treasury Department as it is used by Iran to transport weapons, equipment and personnel throughout the region and the world.


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Strikes come two weeks after last alleged Israeli strikes in Syria

The airstrikes on Wednesday come two weeks after the last reported alleged Israeli airstrikes in Syria in late May, when strikes reportedly targeted sites in the Damascus area.

The Russian Center for Reconciliation of the Opposing Parties in Syria, part of Russia's Defense Ministry reported at the time that two warehouses were damaged in those strikes and no injuries were caused.

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According to the Alma Research and Education Center, those strikes targeted sites north of Damascus near Hafir Fawqa and the Alhama neighborhood, estimating that some of the targets were Syrian air defense batteries.

The strikes are also the first since the IDF's large-scale "Firm Hand" exercise, which simulated  a multi-front conflict in the air, at sea, on land and in the fields of cyber and the electromagnetic spectrum.

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