The strike damaged several buildings in a densely populated area of the Syrian capital.
On the night of Sunday, February 19, Israel launched rocket attacks on the capital of Syria, Damascus, and its suburbs. The missile also hit civilian infrastructure.
As reported by the Reuters International Agency, one of the rockets hit a building in the Kafr Susa district in the center of Damascus near one of the facilities of the Iranian forces. At least five people were killed, and another 15 were injured.
The strike damaged several buildings in a densely populated area near Umayyad Square in the center of the capital. Military analyst and Israel Defense Forces officer Yigal Levin noted that this building is a so-called “Iranian school” that served as the headquarters of the Quds Force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. According to the expert, an attack was made near the residence of the president of Syria.
Iranian sources claim that Syria was attacked by Israeli planes. Officially, Israel does not comment on its involvement in this operation. However, the country’s authorities rarely make statements about attacks.
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It was also previously reported that Israel struck an airport in Dimas that was used to assemble Iranian drones: a flow of ammunition and spare parts for Iranian UAVs began arriving at Dimas in January 2022.
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