Israeli airstrikes targeted a residential neighbourhood in central Damascus early Sunday, Syrian state news reported.
Loud explosions were heard over the capital around 12:30 a.m. local time, and SANA reported that Syrian air defences were "confronting hostile targets in the sky around Damascus."
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a U.K.-based war monitor, reported that 15 people, including a woman, were killed in strikes targeting sites connected with Iranian militias and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah in the Damascus countryside and on an Iranian school in the neighbourhood of Kafr Sousa in the capital.
The last reported attack on Damascus was on Jan. 2, when the Syrian army reported that Israel's military fired missiles toward the international airport of Syria's capital early Monday, putting it out of service and killing two soldiers and wounding two others.
Philippines Latest News, Philippines Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Israeli strikes reported in Damascus, two weeks after quakeSaturday night strikes were the first since a devastating 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit Turkey and Syria on Feb. 6
Read more »
Turkish, Syrian students say U of T not addressing trauma from earthquakeAbout 100 Turkish and Syrian students held a silent protest at the University of Toronto, claiming the administration has failed to acknowledge the pain they felt from the massive tremor that destroyed their homelands.
Read more »
Picard leading Victoria Grizzlies into BCHL stretch driveVictoria hosts Coquitlam on Friday and Sunday
Read more »
Prince George trio bound for Canada Winter Games hockey tournamentIt’s the first time in the 56-year history of the Canada Games three Prince George minor hockey products have made the cut for the B.C. provincial boys U-15 hockey team.
Read more »
Canada Winter Games opening on Saturday in Prince Edward IslandPrince George athletes gearing for Games competitions, which start on Sunday
Read more »
No hurt feelings: NBA changes format for All-Star DraftNBA ‘school-yard pick’ changed for Sunday
Read more »