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Israeli drone strikes on a southern suburb of the Syrian capital Damascus killed six soldiers and wounded others, according to state-run media and Britain-based war monitor Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
The drone raid struck the southern Damascus suburb of Kiswah on Tuesday, Syrian state outlet Al-Ikhbariah reported.
The Observatory said the drones targeted a road that links Damascus with the southern province of Suwayda, the site of deadly clashes last month between the Bedouin and Druze communities.
Israel intervened during the fighting last month in what it said was protecting the Druze, a community of some 1 million that mostly lives in Syria, Lebanon and Israel.
Since the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in December, Israel has carried out hundreds of airstrikes on different parts of the country, targeting military assets.
The Observatory added that the area struck on Tuesday was part of al-Assad’s military positions prior to December.
In addition to the six soldiers killed, three people were wounded, it added.
Earlier on Tuesday, an Israeli drone strike near the southern town of Quneitra killed one person, according to Al-Ikhbariah and the Observatory.
Syria’s Foreign Ministry condemned the strike near Quneitra, saying it violates international law and threatens peace and stability in the region.
The Israeli military did not immediately comment on the strikes.
Additional sources • AP