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Syria Air Defenses Destroy ‘Israeli’ Guided Missiles near Damascus – Russian Military

Syria Air Defenses Destroy ‘Israeli’ Guided Missiles near Damascus – Russian Military
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By Staff, Agencies

Syria’s air defense units have successfully intercepted and destroyed two 'Israeli' guided missiles in the countryside of the Arab country’s capital Damascus, the Russian defense ministry said.

Rear Admiral Vadim Kulit, head of the Russian Reconciliation Center for Syria, which is tied to the defense ministry, reported the incident during a briefing on Sunday, Russia Today reported.

The missiles were fired from two ‘Israeli’ F-16 warplanes earlier in the day, prompting the Syrian military to strike both of the projectiles midair over the town of Sayyeda Zeinab, which is located some 10 kilometers south of Damascus, he said.

The Syrian defense units that were involved in the operation were “equipped with Russian-made Buk-M2E systems,” RT added, citing the official.

This is the third consecutive round in just one week, when the ‘Israeli’ regime conducts such aerial aggression against the Syrian territory.

On Wednesday, Zionist warplanes fired four guided missiles from the Lebanese airspace against the western Syrian province of Homs. Springing into action similarly on time, the Syrian military brought down all of the four projectiles.

And on Monday, four Zionist warplanes violated Syria’s airspace via al-Tanf, a strategic border area in the country that is under the control of invading United States’ forces. The aircraft fired eight missiles against the Aleppo Province, seven of which were destroyed by the Syrian forces.

Syria and the Zionist regime are technically at war due to the latter’s 1967-present occupation of the Arab country’s Golan Heights.

The ‘Israeli’ occupation entity maintains a significant military presence in the territory, which it uses as one of its launch pads for attacks against the Syrian soil.

The attacks started to grow significantly in scale and frequency after 2011, when Syria found itself in the grip of rampant foreign-backed militancy and terrorism.

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