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| Fresh Israeli strikes reported in Syria’s Kiswah |
| 2025-08-28 |
| [IsraelTimes] Israel launched on Wednesday a series of strikes on former army barracks in Kiswah, in the southwestern Damascus countryside, two Syrian army sources and state-run El Ekhbariya TV reported, marking the second attack within 24 hours. The Kiswah region and Jabal Manea were among the most significant military outposts used by pro-Iranian militias during the Assad era. The latest strikes coincide with security talks between Damascus and its long-time foe aimed at reaching a deal to reduce tensions. The IDF has not yet issued a response. Syrian media reported yesterday that six Syrian soldiers were killed in an Israeli strike in the same area. Helicopter-borne Israeli troops raid base on key hilltop near Damascus — Syrian sources [IsraelTimes] A unit of the Israeli army conducted an airborne landing on a strategic hilltop southwest of Damascus and carried out a two-hour operation before leaving the area, two Syrian army sources says. They say the troops landed near Jabal Manea, which was once a major air defense base operated by Iran before being destroyed by Israel prior to the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s rule. A number of troops from the new Syrian army are positioned at the base. Syrian state media says IDF first launched strikes on Tuesday on troops who found ‘eavesdropping devices’ [IsraelTimes] Syria’s official SANA news agency reports that initial Israeli drone strikes on Tuesday had targeted soldiers who, while on patrol, discovered “surveillance and eavesdropping devices.” Ongoing strikes prevented other troops from reaching the area until the following evening. Other soldiers were able to retrieve the bodies of the eight soldiers killed the day before and to “destroy some of the (surveillance) systems by targeting them with the appropriate weapons,” SANA says. The report comes after SANA said reported more Israeli strikes and an airdrop commando raid in the area, “the details of which are not known.” |
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