Bombs exploding in Syria

Syrian army says Israel fires rockets at military airport near Damascus

Amman: Syrian army command Israel fired rockets at a major military airport west of Damascus, the capital, and warned Tel Aviv of repercussions of what it called a “flagrant” attack.

Syrian state television quoted the army as saying several rockets were fired from an area near Lake Tiberias on Friday in northern Israel just after midnight which landed in the compound of the airport, a major facility for elite Republican Guards.

“Syrian army command and armed forces warn Israel of the repercussions of the flagrant attack and stresses its continued fight against (this) terrorism and amputate the arms of the perpetrators,” the army command said in a statement.

The statement did not disclose if there were any casualties, but said the rockets caused a fire.

Read the full article by Suleiman Al-Khalidi at The Sydney Morning Herald.