Explosions were heard near Damascus early on Sunday morning, according to the Syrian state media outlet SANA. The report added that the cause of the explosions was being verified.
While state media has not attributed the explosions to alleged Israeli airstrikes, opposition-affiliated media has done so, with as of yet unverified footage shared on social media showing explosions and fires erupting in areas northwest of Damascus.
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The Syrian Capital Voice news site reported that military warehouses near Qudsaya and Dummar, northwest of Damascus, had been targeted by strikes.
August strikes on Syria
Four Syrian soldiers were killed and four others were wounded in alleged Israeli airstrikes targeting sites near Damascus last week, according to Syrian state media.
A streak of light is seen in the night sky in the vicinity of the Syrian capital Damascus during what Syrian authorities said was an Israeli air strike, in this handout released by state news agency SANA on February 24, 2020. (credit: SANA/HANDOUT VIA REUTERS)A Syrian military source told SANA at the time that the airstrikes were conducted from the direction of the Golan Heights, adding that material damage was also caused by the strikes.
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