21st Century Wire says…
News is coming in from Damascus of an Israeli airstrike or missile attack on an ammunition depot in Mazzeh Airport, on the outskirts of Damascus. It is believed that Israeli F35 jets have targeted the depot in the early hours of Friday morning, 13th January.
This report from Al Masdar News:
“BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:35 A.M.) – The Israeli Air Force carried out a number of airstrikes over the Mezzeh Airbase in west Damascus tonight, destroying an ammunition depot while causing a series of explosions around this military installation.
According to Israeli media reports, the fighter jet that carried out this mission was an F-35; this is the first time that these Israelis have used this aircraft against the Syrian Arab Army (SAA).
Video footage of the Israeli airstrikes was captured by an Al-Masdar field correspondent that was approximately 500 meters from the Mezzeh Airbase when the attack occurred.
The death toll from the Israeli airstrikes tonight is still unknown; however, a senior officer from the Syrian Arab Army told Al-Masdar News that it is not expected to be very high because there was not a large presence of soldiers near the ammunition depot.
According to a report from Watan News, this is the first time that Israel has used the F35 in an attack in the region. Six injured in the attack. Three jets were involved in the attack, one for the bombing and two for air support. The aircraft took off from Ben Gurion airport at 12.17 am. They approached Syria via Lebanese airspace, before launching three missiles at Mazzeh military airbase. They then headed to the North West of Syria, & carried out further attacks, before re-entering Israeli airspace.
UPDATE: Syrian Army Warns Israel: ‘We Will Respond’ After IDF Bombs Syrian Military Airport
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