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Syria: Israel bombards military base outside Damascus

ISRAEL attacked a military base next to Damascus airport yesterday, the Syrian armed forces said.

The official Sana news agency quoted military sources saying missiles were fired from the Israeli-occupied part of the Golan Heights.

The missiles hit a military positions southwest of the civilian Damascus International Airport at 3.42am yesterday. Video footage taken from a distance showed a huge blaze and several explosions.

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