Syria accuses Israel of striking airbase as Donald Trump tweets about Russia’s ‘butchery’
- The attack on the airbase in Homs province comes hours after Israel announced that it had carried out strikes in Syria in response to rocket fire
- US President Donald Trump tells Russia to stop ‘bombing the hell’ out of Syria’s last jihadist stronghold Idlib
Syria accused Israel of targeting an airbase in Homs province, in the second such attack in 24 hours.
The new wave of Israeli missiles struck the T4 airbase in the central province of Homs before midnight Sunday, according to state-run Syrian TV.
There was no immediate comment from Israel about striking the airbase, which opposition activists said includes positions also manned by Iranian troops and Iran-backed militiamen.
Syrian state TV said one soldier was killed and two were wounded in the airbase attack and that an arms depot was hit as well. Israel has attacked the T4 base in the past.
Earlier Sunday, Israel’s military confirmed it targeted several military positions in southern Syria, including two artillery batteries, several observation and intelligence posts and an SA2 air defence unit.
It said it was responding to two rockets launched from Syria late Saturday, which caused no casualties. The army said one rocket fell within Israeli-controlled territory but didn’t explode.