Syrian capital rocked by explosions but no immediate word on source or target of attacks

DAMASCUS, Syria — The sound of repeated explosions may well be heard within the house across the Syrian capital prior to crack of dawn on Sunday, state media and Damascus citizens mentioned.

There used to be no immediate remark from authorities officers on the source or target of the assault, but identical incidents previously have most often been attributed to Israeli airstrikes, with Syrian air defenses responding to shoot down the missiles.

The newest such incident used to be on Aug. 7, when Syrian state media reported that Israeli airstrikes hit spaces round Damascus, killing no less than 4 Syrian military infantrymen. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, an opposition-linked conflict observe, mentioned the ones moves focused guns and munitions warehouses and positions of Iran-backed militias round Damascus.

Israel, which has vowed to prevent Iranian entrenchment subsequent door, has performed masses of moves on goals in government-controlled portions of neighboring Syria lately, but it hardly recognizes them.

Israel has additionally focused the world airports in Damascus and the northern Syrian town of Aleppo a number of instances over the last few years, incessantly placing it out of fee.