Israel Struck Near Damascus, Syria Says, as Israel Air Force Begins 'Surprise Exercise'

Missiles were fired from Golan Heights and Galilee, Syrian army statement says, not mentioning casualties ■ Six Iran-backed fighters killed in strikes, Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says

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Syria's army said overnight Sunday that the country's air defenses intercepted an "Israeli aggression" over the capital, Damascus, while an opposition war-monitoring group said the strikes killed six Iran-backed fighters.

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