Source: ZeroHedge.com
Israeli attacks on Syria have become daily, and now the United States is ramping up its own attacks in the northeast of the country as well.
On Thursday Israeli warplanes launched attacks on two residential buildings in the Damascus suburbs – one in Mazzeh and the other in Qudsaya, which lies west of the capital. Regional reports said that many people were killed, and Syrian state SANA posted photos of bombed-out apartments.
Israeli Army Radio in a rare acknowledgement appeared to confirm the Israeli attack while claiming the fresh attacks targeted the Syrian headquarters the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) group, which is fighting alongside Hamas in Gaza, and has held Israeli citizens captive since Oct.7, 2023.
Al Jazeera reports on the rising death toll as emergency crews comb through the rubble:
At least 15 people have been killed and 16 injured in Israeli attacks on suburbs of the Syrian capital, according to a Syrian military source cited by the SANA news agency.
We have reported earlier that one building was hit in the suburb of Mazzeh and the other in Qudssaya, west of Damascus.
Israel had launched multiple airstrikes on Syria last week as well, and in the past weeks has even struck coastal targets near Tartus and Latakia – an area where Russian military forces are present.
Israel’s air war against Syria is nothing new, but more rare these days are US air raids on Syria. This week has already seen at least two separate actions by CENTCOM forces which are supporting Kurds in the Deir Ezzor region:…