7 hours agoExplore at Syrian Military Airport
Periskopi(8 years ago)
(8 years ago)Syria has denied reports that a series of explosions at a military airport near Damascus on Sunday occurred as a result of Israeli air strikes. The noisy explosions reported at the “Mezzieh” airport were caused by an explosion at an ammunition depot, as the state news agency “reported. SANA”, quoting Syrian military sources. The incident [...]
The noisy explosions reported at the “Mezzieh” airport were caused by an explosion at an ammunition depot, as the state news agency “reported. SANA”, quoting Syrian military sources.
The incident was the result of an electrical defect, added “SANA”
Israel has undertaken a series of air strikes on Syria in the past, even charged with targeting the airport “Mezzieh” last year.
On Sunday, the head of London's headquarters monitoring group, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, Rami Abdel Rahman, told the news agency “AFP” that the military airport “Mezzieh” was hit by a potential Israeli “”, issued by Israel's occupied Golan Heights. The airport is the Syrian Air Force Intelligence Centre, adds “AFP”
However, a source from the Syrian army later rejected this claim, stressing that the base was not the target of a <x0-aggression of Israeli”. Social networking displays showed several powerful explosions in the area.
In May, Israel agreed to have attacked Iranian military infrastructure in Syria, following what the Jewish country claims was an Iranian missile attack on Israeli-controlled territories. The following month, Israel also announced a Syrian warplane that had entered its airspace -- a rare incident between two enemies.
Last January, the Syrian state news agency quoted the army as claiming that several rockets had hit the “Mezzih” airport, accusing Israel of bombing the area.
