The strikes occurred late Friday 16 September, while Syria’s state media claims, “Our air defenses intercepted hostile missiles in the airspace of Damascus and its countryside, shooting down a number of them.” it also said that the attack “led to the death of five soldiers and some material damage
In the past 30 days Aleppo’s airport has been struck twice by Israel’s attacks and this is the second time this year that Damascus Airport has been struck. According to Israeli media outlets, “the military has identified Hezbollah and other Iran-backed militias in Syria are beginning to withdraw [due to Israeli]” An IDF officer said the apparent withdrawal of these forces from the area is “a result of the IDF strikes.”
