ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - An Israeli missile strike targeted military positions of the Syrian army in Damascus on Tuesday, killing at least two, reported a war monitor. The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said that the missiles targeted positions “a few kilometers away” from the Damascus international airport, adding that they are yet to confirm the identity of the casualties. Positions and warehouses of Iran-backed militias and Lebanon’s Hezbollah group were also reportedly targeted. Syrian state media (SANA) announced that at least one regime soldier was wounded due to the strike, which also resulted in material damage. Israel has carried out hundreds of airstrikes on regime-controlled areas of Syria throughout its 12-year civil war, often claiming to strike pro-Iran militias, such as Lebanon’s Hezbollah group which supports the Syrian army. Tuesday’s strike marks the 23th Israeli attack on Syria since the start of the year, resulting in at least 61 killed and over 60 others wounded, according to SOHR data. Iran and Israel have been engaged in a shadow war consisting of long-running covert attacks on Iranian military and nuclear facilities, as well as sabotage and cyber-attacks. Iranian fighters are also frequently targeted in suspected Israeli strikes in Syria.
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