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Syria: Officer killed in Israeli attack

» Updated: 16 July 2024, 16:11

» Published: 19 June 2024

Syria: Officer killed in Israeli attack
Photo: Abdel Kareem Hana/AP/TT

An officer in Syria's government forces has been killed in an Israeli attack, according to Syrian reports.

"The Israeli enemy carried out an attack with drones against two of our armed forces' military positions in the provinces of al-Qunaytirah and Dara", reads a bulletin from the state-run Syrian news agency Sana.

Israel has carried out hundreds of attacks on targets in Syria over the years, partly against the Syrian army, which is under the control of the government in Damascus, and partly against Iran-backed groups such as the Lebanese Hezbollah. The Israeli attacks have escalated during the ongoing war in Gaza.

Israel rarely comments on these attacks, but has repeatedly stated that it will not allow Iran to expand its presence in Syria.

The provinces where the latest attacks are said to have been directed are located in southwestern Syria, which borders Israel through the annexed Golan Heights.

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