(Note: This is my translation of an article from Syrian "Voice of the Capital")
Israeli air raids destroy early warning and air defense systems in the environs of Damascus
17 September 2022
Military sources close to the Syrian government discovered damage to radar and air defense systems as the result of the latest Israeli raids in the environs of Damascus.
Voice of the Capital sources said the surface-to-surface missiles fired from the Golan Heights struck a Buk-M air defense system and an early warning radar located on one of the hills around the town of al-Sabinah south of Damascus.
The source added that the Israeli missiles also hit an air defense system belonging to the 75th Brigade on a mountain in the village of Marnah in the al-Kiswah district - the 75th Brigade belongs to the 1st Division of the [Syrian] Army.
The sources also confirmed that 15 were killed or wounded during the direct targeting of the radar and air defense bases south of the city of Damascus.
The area also saw heavy movement of ambulances after the bombing to transport the dead and wounded to nearby hospitals.
Voice of the Capital correspondents observed intense military movement by the Syrian army and Iranian militias during the bombing.
Israeli aircraft launched air raids targeting several points in the environs of Damascus with various munitions.
The Syrian government, via its military media, acknowledged the killing of five air defense troops, while saying that the air defenses engaged most of the Israeli missiles which targeted the environs of al-Kiswah and Damascus International Airport.
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