Israel says it hit Iranian targets in Syria

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) says its operation is against the Quds Force – elite units of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards.

It provided no details. But there were reports of strikes around the Syrian capital Damascus early on Monday.

Syrian media said air defences had repelled “an Israeli aerial attack”. On Sunday the IDF said it had intercepted a rocket over the Golan Heights.

“We have started striking Iranian Quds targets in Syrian territory. We warn the Syrian Armed Forces against attempting to harm Israeli forces or territory,” Israel’s military said in a statement in the early hours of Monday.

The Quds Force is in charge of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards’ overseas operations. Iran is a major backer of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his forces in the country’s long-running war.

via BBC / Al Jazeera

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