The Armed Forces of Israel said they had reached the Syrian Ministry of Defense in Damascus on Wednesday, intensifying the attacks on the Islamists led by the declared purpose of protecting the Druse minority from the damage caused by government forces.
This was the third consecutive day in which Israel attacked Syria, where government security forces clashed with local drauses in the city of Sweida in the south of the country.
Security sources of the Ministry of Defense told the Reuters that at least two drone attacks hit the building and that authorities were protecting themselves in the basement. The state TV Elekhbariya He reported that the Israeli attack injured two civilians.
The Israeli military said that “they reached the entry gate of the Syrian regime’s military headquarters” in Damascus and continued to “monitor the events and actions taken against the Drudos civilians in southern Syria.”
Syrian state media and witnesses said the Israeli attacks throughout Wednesday also hit the predominantly Druse city of Sweida, where a fourth day of fighting quickly knocked a ceasefire announced the night before.
Syrian government troops were sent to the Sweida region on Monday to end the combat between Drudos combatants and Bedouin armed men, but ended up conflicting with their own Drusa militias.
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The local news agency Sweida24 He stated that the city of Sweida and the nearby villages were being the target of heavy artillery and mortar shots early Wednesday. The Syrian Ministry of Defense, in a statement issued by state news agency Sana, blamed groups outlaw in Sweida for violation of the truce.
The Ministry of Defense asked residents of the city to remain at home. Some residents that Reuters was able to contact over the phone said they were hidden at home with fear, without electricity.
