Syria accuses Israel of carrying out airstrike

STORY: Syria Airstrike - Syria accuses Israel of carrying out airstrike

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SOURCE: SANA

STORY NUMBER: 4336410

DATELINE: 22 July 2021 - Quseir region

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Quseir region, Homs - 22 July 2021

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Syria accused Israel of carrying out an airstrike in a central province early on Thursday, the second time in as many days, saying the aerial attack caused material damage.

An unidentified military official quoted by the state news agency said air defences shot down most of the missiles in the attack on targets that were not specified in the Quseir region in the Homs countryside.

Israel has launched hundreds of strikes against Iran-linked military targets in war ravaged Syria over the years but rarely acknowledges or discusses such operations.

Late on Monday, Syria reported an Israeli airstrike southeast of the northern Aleppo province, but did not report details on the target or damage.

The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a war monitor that has activists on the ground in Syria, said Monday's strikes targeted weapons depots that belong to Iranian-backed militia operating in Aleppo's Safira region.

It also confirmed Thursday's strikes, saying they destroyed ammunitions and weapons depots belonging to the Lebanese militant Hezbollah group in the western Homs countryside.

The Iran-backed group has been operating in Syria for years, helping President Bashar Assad's government reclaim control over most of the country after a devastating civil war.

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