NGO, deaths in Israeli raid on Damascus rise to 11 - Breaking news. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the death toll from the airstrike on the Iranian embassy building in Damascus had risen to 11.

The observatory had previously said there would be eight deaths. All fighters, no civilians," said Rami Abdel Rahman, who heads the Britain-based Observatory. The death toll now stands at 11: eight Iranians, two Syrians and one Lebanese - all fighters,No civilians," he said.