DAMASCUS, Syria — Syria said Wednesday it has responded to “a new Israeli aggression” after aircraft targeted a military outpost near Damascus, claiming its air defence system destroyed most of the missiles. State news agency SANA said air defences confronted the Israeli planes, which it said were flying over Lebanese territory when they fired the missiles. “Our air defence systems responded to missiles fired by the Israeli enemy air force from over Lebanese territory on a military outpost in Damascus countryside and destroyed most of them,” an army statement said. The Israeli military declined comment. Syria’s military on Jan. 9 accused Israel of launching missiles targeting military outposts in the area of Qutayfeh, in the Damascus countryside.

Source: National Post February 07, 2018 07:01 UTC