Iran–Israel conflict during the Syrian civil war: Difference between revisions

On 15 February, Israeli airstrikes struck positions and warehouses, west and south-west of the capital Damascus, in the area of Damascus International Airport as well as Al-Kiswah and the headquarters of the Syrian Army's [[4th Armoured Division (Syria)|4th Armoured Division]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-airstrikes-said-to-hit-targets-near-damascus/|title=Israeli airstrikes said to hit targets near Damascus|publisher=The Times of Israel|date=15 February 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jewishpress.com/news/middle-east/syria/update-israeli-airstrikes-in-syria-kill-6-destroy-iranian-weapons/2021/02/15/|title=Update: Israeli Airstrikes in Syria Kill 6, Destroy Iranian Weapons|publisher=Jewish Press|date=15 February 2021}}</ref> Nine pro-Iranian militiamen were killed in the airstrikes. The dead were all of non-Syrian and non-Arab nationalities, and it is not known whether they were Afghans, Pakistanis or Iranians, as these militias are substantially deployed in the area near the Lebanese border. <ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-02-15|title=Israeli attack update {{!}} Death toll of foreign militiamen rises in airstrikes on Iranian sophisticated missile depots near Lebanese border • The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights|url=https://www.syriahr.com/en/205090/|access-date=2021-02-16|website=The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights|language=en-US}}</ref>