Six Militia Members Killed in Syria Due to Israeli Airstrikes

[Asia Economy Reporter Cho Hyun-ui] At least six people were killed near Damascus, the capital of Syria, due to an Israeli airstrike, according to a Syrian civil war monitoring group.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, headquartered in London, UK, stated on the 15th (local time), "Several military positions around Damascus were hit by Israeli airstrikes."

All the deceased are reported to be non-Syrian nationals. Rami Abdel Rahman, head of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, told AFP, "The Syrian air defense forces intercepted missiles, but a significant number of missiles struck their targets, causing material damage."

However, the Syrian military released a statement saying that Israeli aircraft conducted airstrikes on a military base in the Kiswah area about 14 km south of Damascus, but most of the attacks were repelled.

According to local military officials, the airstrike location is where Iranian-backed militias are stationed. Since the outbreak of the Syrian civil war in 2011, Israel has continued airstrikes on Syria to counter Iran, which supports the regime led by President al-Assad and the Syrian government forces.

Iran, a key ally of the al-Assad regime, is Israel's greatest adversary, and Israel maintains its stance of not allowing pro-Iran armed forces to be stationed near its own and Syria's borders.

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