Syria's Air Defense Shot Down 'Significant Part' Of Israeli Guided Missiles - Source
Fakhir Rizvi Published January 21, 2019 | 05:51 AM
DAMASCUS (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 21st January, 2019) Israel attacked Damascus from air and ground with guided missiles, and Syria's air defense was able to shoot down a significant part of them, a Syrian military source told Sputnik on Monday.
Powerful blasts were heard in Damascus from 1.10 a.m. to 2.00 a.m. local time on Monday (23.10 to midnight GMT on Sunday).
"The Israeli enemy struck a massive air and ground attack with several 'waves' of guided missiles. Our air defense systems immediately began to repel the attack of enemy missiles. A significant part of the missiles destroyed before they reached the targets," the source said.
State broadcaster Ikhbariya reported that air defense forces had shot down "tens" of Israeli targets. The broadcaster noted that various types of weapons had been used in the attack and that the missiles had been launched from the airspace of Lebanon, as well as from the northern part of the Israeli region of Galilee and from the area of Lake Tiberias.
Israeli troops said they were attacking Iran's Quds Force on Syrian territory on Monday night. The Israelis cautioned Syrian government forces against attempting to thwart them.
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