Israeli raid shuts down Damascus airport, says Syria military | News

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Two soldiers killed as Israeli raid puts Damascus International Airport out of service, the Syrian military says.

Syria’s military says an Israeli air raid has killed at least two Syrian soldiers and put the country’s main international airport out of service.

The attack, which targeted the Damascus International Airport and its surroundings, took place at around 2:00am on Monday (23:00 GMT), the military said in a statement carried by the official SANA news agency.

The attack put the airport out of service and resulted in the “death of two soldiers, the wounding of two others and some material losses”, the statement said.

There was no immediate comment from the Israeli military.

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