Missile hits near military airport in Syria’s Damascus

An unidentified missile hit an area of Syrian capital Damascus home to a military airport on Saturday, state media reported.

Syrian media outlets and residents reported hearing the blast in the Mezzeh area, while Syria’s official SANA news agency said that the explosion’s “nature is being verified”.

“An unidentified missile landed near Mezzeh Military Airport in Damascus, without causing any casualties or material damage,” a security source said, according to SANA.

On Monday another explosion was heard in the vicinity of Mezzeh, which official media said was the result of “military exercises”, without providing further details.

The Mezzeh area has recently witnessed a series of explosions from falling projectiles, with authorities not identifying those responsible.

On 9 December, SANA quoted a military source as saying that the surroundings of Mezzeh Military Airport were targeted by “three unidentified projectiles, without causing any casualties or material damage”.

On 14 November, a woman was injured in a rocket attack that struck a house in the Mezzeh area.

SANA quoted a military source as saying the attack was carried out “using rockets launched from a mobile platform”, adding that those responsible remain unidentified.

(AFP and TNA staff)