(Damascus) The Syrian army's air defense kicked into action Monday evening against raids in the south of the country claimed by Israel, the official Syrian news agency Sana reported.
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"To 20 h 34 today (15 h 34, HE), helicopters of the Israeli enemy launched rocket bursts at some of our positions [...] towards Qouneitra, "Sana said, citing a military source, who only reported" material damage ".
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (OSDH) also reported "Israeli raids" on the province of Qouneitra, without being able to specify whether the strikes killed Syrian soldiers or allied fighters.
The town of Boukamal, in the northeast of the country near the Iraqi border, has also been targeted by Israeli missiles, OSDH director Rami Abdel told AFP. Rahmane.
Rarely, Israel has claimed responsibility for the strikes, in retaliation for "attempts" to place homemade bombs along its disputed border with Syria.
"In response [à cette tentative], combat jets, attack helicopters and planes of the Israeli armed forces hit military targets in southern Syria which belong to the Syrian armed forces", the Israeli army said in a statement.
Since the start in 2011 of the conflict in Syria, Israel has carried out numerous raids against the regime's forces but also against its allies, Iran and Lebanese Hezbollah, enemies of the Hebrew state.
On 20 July, five pro-Iran fighters, including a Lebanese Hezbollah member, were killed in Israeli strikes in south of Damascus, according to OSDH, which also reported eleven wounded, including seven Syrian soldiers.
The Jewish state, which rarely confirms its operations in Syria, regularly insists that it will not let Syria become Tehran's beachhead.
Airstrikes blamed on Israel or claimed by the Israeli army regularly target positions in Syria where Iranian forces or Hezbollah fighters are stationed, sometimes killing people.
Triggered by the repression of pro-democracy demonstrations, the conflict in Syria has become more complex with the intervention of several foreign actors. He killed more than 380 00 0 deaths .
