At the same time, Israel warned the Syrian army against attacks on Israeli territory or troops.
In an unusual move, the Israeli military has announced that it has launched attacks on Iran’s Al-Kuds Brigdan in Syria. The Al-Kuds Brigades are the elite unit of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards and are mainly used abroad.
At the same time, the Israeli military warned Syrian government troops against retaliation and „attempting to damage Israeli troops or territory.“
The state-run Syrian news agency Sana reported that domestic air defense had fired on „enemy targets“ and brought several of them to the ground. In the capital, Damascus, eyewitnesses reported loud explosions in the night sky.
Syrian state media reported Israeli air strikes near the Damascus International Airport on Sunday. As a result, Israeli missile defense systems intercepted a bullet over the Golan Heights.
Israel does not tolerate Iranian presence
In recent years, Israeli authorities have rarely commented on attacks in Syria and reports of them. However, the Israeli government repeatedly emphasizes that it will not tolerate any lasting Iranian military presence in Syria. Israel’s archenemy Iran is Russia’s closest ally to the government of Bashar al-Assad and supports him militarily in the seven-year-long internal Syrian war.
