Damascus: Syrian army air defences met an Israeli missile strike on the outskirts of Damascus on Sunday, with no casualties, according to state media.

State media cited a Syrian military source as saying missile strikes from the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights had targeted several unidentified sites.

"Our air defences confronted the aggressors' missiles and downed some of them with only material losses," said a Syrian military source.
Reuters was unable to confirm the report immediately.

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For years, Israel has carried out attacks on what it has described as Iran-linked targets in Syria, where Tehran's influence has grown since it began supporting President Bashar Assad in the 2011 civil war.

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According to Israeli military experts, the strikes are part of an escalation of a low-intensity conflict aimed at slowing Iran's growing entrenchment in Syria.

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Fighters allied with Iran, including Hezbollah, now control vast swaths of eastern, southern, and northwestern Syria, as well as several suburbs surrounding the capital.