More than a dozen killed in Israel's 'deadliest attack' on Syrian capital of Damascus
An Israeli missile strike aimed at Iranian and Hezbollah targets early Sunday killed 15 people and destroyed a building in a Damascus neighbourhood home to much of Syria's security apparatus, a war monitor said, AFP reports.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the strike, which hit close to an Iranian cultural centre, had killed 15 people including civilians. "Israeli missiles targeted sites including Iranian militias and the Lebanese Hezbollah," it added. During more than a decade of war in Syria, Israel has carried out hundreds of air strikes against its neighbour, primarily targeting positions of the country's army, Iranian forces and Hezbollah, allies of the Damascus regime. But it rarely hits residential areas of the capital. Sunday's strike hit in Kafr Sousa, home to senior officials, security agencies and intelligence headquarters.
