Syria: Deadly Israeli strikes on Damascus International Airport

Damascus International Airport was put out of service this Monday, January 2 for a few hours by Israeli strikes, which killed four people, including two Syrian soldiers, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.

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Damascus International Airport was put out of service this Monday, January 2 for a few hours by Israeli strikes, which killed four people, including two Syrian soldiers, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.

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With our correspondent in Beirut, 

Syrian authorities announced Monday morning the resumption of air traffic at Damascus International Airport, just hours after Israeli raids.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights evokes a "

" return to service and specifies that the track reserved for the transport of goods and the travel of senior state officials and leaders of pro-Iranian militias remains " 

 " .

The Syrian Ministry of Transport confirms the continuation of repair work in other parts of the airport affected by the raids, Monday at dawn.

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The Syrian Observatory reports that missiles destroyed "

" and other facilities used by Iranian allies of Syrian power.

Israel regularly bombs targets in Syria with the avowed aim of preventing Iran and its allies from establishing a permanent military infrastructure on Syrian territory.

Last year, the Israeli Air Force launched 32 attacks against more than 90 targets in different parts of the country.

Last June, Damascus airport was paralyzed for two weeks after the runways were destroyed.

At the beginning of September, that of Aleppo, in the north of the country, had been put out of service for several days after air raids.

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