Russian army says killed 'up to 200 militants' in Syria bombing

Russia's army said on Monday that an air attack on a terrorism base northeast of Palmyra killed "up to 200 fighters."

"After confirming data through multiple channels on the location of terrorist facilities, Russian Aerospace Forces aircraft carried out airstrikes," the ministry said in a statement, adding that they "eliminated two hideouts" and "up to 200 militants".

On April 8, Syrian army air defenses intercepted dawn Israeli missiles aggression that targeted some sites in the surroundings of Damascus, which wounded four soldiers.

“The Israeli enemy launched a new aerial aggression from over the Lebanese territories through which it targeted a number of sites in the surroundings of Damascus,” a military source told SANA.

The source revealed that the aggression took place at 12:56 a.m., adding that the Syrian Air defenses intercepted the enemy’s missiles and downed most of them.

Moreover, the Israeli aggression caused the injury of four soldiers in addition to material damage, SANA noted.