Three killed in Israeli strike on Damascus, Syria

Published August 27th, 2025 - 06:17 GMT
Israeli strike
Syrian security forces and people walk inside the heavily damaged Syrian army and defence ministry headquarters complex in Damascus, following Israeli strikes on July 16, 2025. (Photo by Bakr ALkasem / AFP)

ALBAWABA - At least three soldiers were killed in an Israeli airstrike near the Syrian capital, Damascus, a local official confirmed Tuesday.

"An Israeli drone targeted one of the military buildings of the 44th division of the Syrian army in Kiswah, west of Damascus, killing three members of the division," an official at the defence ministry in Syria, who preferred to talk anonymously, told AFP.

Yesterday, SANA reported that a young man was killed in an Israeli strike on a home in the village of Taranja.

Since the fall of the former regime in Syria last December, Israel has carried out hundreds of strikes targeting Damascus in addition to incursions into Syria.

Since late 2024, the Israeli forces have penetrated southern Syria, reaching several prominent points, including Mount Hermon, the Jubatha al-Khashab forest, and the red hills in Quneitra Governorate.

Subscribe

Sign up to our newsletter for exclusive updates and enhanced content