Israeli forces raid former air defence base near Syrian capital
by William Christou in Beirut from World news | The Guardian on (#6ZMN1)
Operation at site south of Damascus is deepest into Syrian territory since ousting of Bashar al-Assad last year
Israeli forces raided a former air defence base in southern Syria on Wednesday during a series of airstrikes in the area - their farthermost such operation inside Syria since Bashar al-Assad was ousted last December.
The site, near the city of al-Kiswah, about 6 miles (10km) south of Damascus, was a strategic base for Iranian militias during Assad's rule.
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