The Syrian News Agency reported this evening (Saturday night) on the echoes of explosions that were heard in the sky of Damascus.
According to the report, the circumstances are under investigation.
Following this, the SANA network reported that "the air defense systems were activated against an Israeli attack in the skies over Damascus".
Also, a radio station affiliated with the regime reported that the defense systems were activated against hostile targets in the capital's skies.
Documentation of the operation of the defense systems in Syria
A truck convoy was attacked
As you may recall, about three weeks ago, anti-aircraft missiles attacked a convoy of trucks carrying munitions in eastern Syria, it was reported in Arab media. Initially, the echoes of explosions were heard in the city of Buchmal in the region. At the same time, it was reported that remotely manned aircraft of the international coalition were flying in the skies near the border with Iraq.
The next day, the Syrian Center reported that seven drivers and their companions were killed in the attack.
According to the center, they have non-Syrian citizenships.
Earlier, a BBC reporter reported that the US was not behind the attack.
Attack on a convoy of vehicles in Syria (archive), photo: from Twitter
A radio station close to the Assad regime reported that a remotely piloted aircraft attacked six refrigerated trucks that had stopped east of Buchmal.
The Syrian Center for Human Rights, affiliated with the opposition to the regime and based in Great Britain, also reported deaths and injuries in the attack.
The director of the center, Rami Abdel Rahman, claimed that the trucks were carrying ammunition and weapons.
Later, sources told the Saudi Al-Arabiya network that the convoy that was attacked included 25 trucks, which were traveling from Iraq to Syria through a crossing controlled by Hezbollah.
According to the report, aircraft fired a warning shot that allowed the drivers to leave the trucks before the attack.
At the same time, a Syrian opposition journalist in eastern Syria claimed that the attack was aimed at a meeting of Iranian commanders.
According to him, there is no information confirming that there are losses at this stage.
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