Reports: Israel Strikes Targets in Syria near Iran-Backed Militias

Syria says Israeli strikes target air base
AFP

Haaretz reports: Israel hit a strategic area in southern Syria where Western intelligence sources previously said Iranian-backed militias are known to be based, Syrian official news agency SANA reported overnight Tuesday.

The newsflash on state-owned Ikhbariyah did not give details but said the strike was on Tel Haraa which has long been an outpost for Russian forces but was later taken by Iranian-backed militias, according to Western intelligence sources.

According to Syrian media outlet Quneitra Today, at least two Syrian soldiers were wounded and evacuated to the hospital in Damascus.

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