Media: Israeli Air Strikes on Suwayda City in Southern Syria
According to the Syrian Arab News Agency, Israeli air force planes carried out attacks on Suwayda City in southern Syria.
According to the information: "Israeli aircraft attacked Suwayda City".
Earlier on July 15, the Syrian Ministry of Defense announced that it had sent troops jointly with the Syrian Interior Ministry to Suwayda City. The main residents of Suwayda City are Druze. The purpose of the military operation is to remove illegal armed forces from Suwayda City. Intense fighting is still ongoing in the central part of Suwayda City.
On July 13, the Druze community in Suwayda Province was attacked by illegal armed militants, and the road between the province and Damascus was also blocked. The Druze self-defense forces joined the conflict with the armed militants to protect civilians. According to data from the Syrian Ministry of Defense, more than 30 people were killed, over 100 were injured, and 20 Syrian transitional government soldiers died during the armed conflict.
On July 15, Ahmed Darati, the head of the internal security forces in Suwayda Province in southern Syria, stated that the Syrian army and the Ministry of the Interior had begun advancing toward the center of Suwayda City and were closely pursuing the illegal armed forces.
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