Syrian air defenses in the central province of Homs opened fire Tuesday
night on missiles launched from what state media claimed were Israeli
warplanes. Syrian State TV said the warplanes fired the missiles while
flying in Lebanese airspace. The outlet said the warplanes targeted a
Syrian army position without saying where exactly. It said some of the
missiles had been shot down, though Syrian media has been known to make
such claims falsely.
The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), an opposition
war monitor, said Israeli warplanes fired eight missiles at al-Shayrat
air base in Homs province. It said explosions were heard and believed to
have been caused by anti-aircraft defenses while intercepting these
strikes, but gave no further details. There was no immediate comment
from Israel.
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