Times of Islamabad

Air Defence system intercepts Israeli military ballistic. Missile

Air Defence system intercepts Israeli military ballistic. Missile

BEIRUT (AA): The Syrian regime said its air defense intercepted a missilefired from Israel, according to the official SANA news agency on Monday.

“The air defense system at eleven o’clock at night (21:00 GMT), interceptedagainst hostile missiles coming from the occupied territories [Israel], andthat one of the hostile targets fell in the Aqraba area near Damascuscountryside,” SANA said.

The agency, however, did not give any details about injuries or damage.

Syria has been in turmoil since 2011, when the Bashar al-Assad regimecracked down on demonstrators with unexpected ferocity.