The Mezzeh airport compound had been used to launch attacks on rebel-held areas near Damascus and has previously come under rebel fire. The Syrian army statement said Israel through its attacks was assisting "terrorist groups" fighting the Syrian government. It was the third such Israeli strike into Syria recently, according to the Syrian government. On Dec. 7, the Syrian government reported that Israel fired surface-to-surface missiles that also struck near Mezzeh airport. The Israeli military has declined to comment on those incidents, and there was no immediate comment on Friday's reported attack.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 13, 2017 02:27 UTC