Israeli bombardment on south of Damascus leaves six fatalities among Islamic Jihad Movement and Iranian-backed militiamen

Syrian Observatory activists reported that the Israeli bombardment last night on positions, south of Damascus, left six fatalities: two Palestinians in Islamic Jihad Movement and four Iranian-backed militiamen one of whom is Syrian. The identity of the other three militiamen is still unknown.

The Israeli strikes hit a position where the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) and Islamic Jihad Movement were located in the south of the capital Damascus, a few kilo meters away from Damascus international airport.

Last night, reliable sources informed the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights that Israel fired several missiles targeting areas near Damascus international airport. A missile hit a position where officers of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) and Islamic Jihad Movement were located. SOHR was informed that there were Syrian officers in the targeted positions.

Syrian air defenses intercepted and downed several Israeli missiles before reaching their targets. There are confirmed information about fatalities in one of the targeted positions.