DAMASCUS (Dispatches) – Russia forces based in Syria say four jets belonging to the Zionist regime launched a total of four cruise missiles and 16 guided aerial bombs against a research facility in the city of Masyaf, Russian agencies reported.
Syrian troops using Russian-made anti-aircraft weapons shot down two missiles and seven guided bombs, Tass and RIA said, quoting a senior Russian officer. The attacks damaged equipment at the facility, he said.
Russian forces have remained in Syria since 2015 when they helped turn the tide in a foreign-backed war in favor of President Bashar al-Assad.
The Zionist aerial assault took place at 19:15 local time (16:15 GMT) on Thursday, the official Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) reported, adding that two civilians had been injured in the attack.
The attack “[also] caused some material damages and [led to eruption of] a blaze…,” the report added.
Syria and the Zionist regime are technically at war due to the latter’s occupation of Syria’s Golan Heights since 1967.
The occupying regime maintains a significant military presence in the territory, which it uses as one of its launchpads for its attacks against Syrian soil.
The regime’s attacks on Syria started to grow significantly in scale and frequency after 2011 when the country found itself in the grip of rampant foreign-backed militancy and terrorism.