After the Earthquake and ISIS Massacring 58 Farmers; Israel Bombs Damascus
Israel bombed Damascus residential neighborhoods after midnight, the Syrian Arab Army’s air defense units managed to shoot down some incoming missiles, others caused damage to buildings, the story is developing. | Syrian Arab Army air defense units addressed an Israeli bombing targeting the upscale Kafr Soussah, Mazraah, and Baghdad Street neighborhoods in Damascus, with reports of several casualties among the civilians in the targeted neighborhoods. At least one of the missiles struck a residential building, eyewitnesses confirm, and columns of fire and fumes of smoke could be seen from kilometers away, I was still working on an update to yesterday’s horrific massacre committed by the US-sponsored ISIS terrorists in the central Syrian desert killing 53 farmers and at least 5 policemen who came to the rescue. Eyewitnesses from the site targeted by the Israeli bombing say there were casualties, dead and injured, from this aggression.
■ Five people martyred, 15 wounded in Israeli aggression on Damascus and its vicinity (SANA)
■ Breaking News: US’s ISIS Massacre 53 Syrians in Eastern Homs (Syria News)
■ Russia Slams IDF Airstrike Against Damascus as Violation of International Law by Israel (Sputnik News) | The Russian Foreign Ministry has condemned the deadly airstrike Israel launched at Damascus and its suburbs on Sunday as a gross violation of international law. 💬 "We strongly condemn the use of brute force by Israel, which is a gross violation of international laws. We urge Israel to stop armed provocations against Syria and refrain from action that may have dangerous implications for the entire region," the Ministry said in a statement.