People inspect the damage at the Citadel of Damascus in the aftermath of what state media said were Israeli air strikes in Syria on Feb. 19, 2023. FIRAS MAKDESI / REUTERS ...

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Five killed in Israeli air strikes on Syria’s capital, Damascus. One soldier among the dead when missiles hit densely populated central neighbourhood, state media report.

The present city walls, the Citadel, some mosques and tombs survive from the Middle Ages, but the greatest part of the built heritage of the city dates from after the Ottoman conquest of the early ...

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Fierce clashes raged across the suburbs of Damascus as a mortar shell hit the capital's ancient citadel. In this picture, released by SANA, a man inspects a damaged car close to a textile plant ...

The Citadel of Damascus, a historic landmark, was also damaged in the incident, though Syrian sources told Reuters that the area of the citadel was hit by a Syrian anti-aircraft missile.

An Israeli air strike on Syria's capital Damascus killed 15 people early Sunday and badly damaged a building in a district home to several state security agencies, a war monitoring group said.

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Historic buildings near the medieval Damascus citadel were also "severely damaged", said the head of the Syrian antiquities department, Nazir Awad, blaming "an Israeli missile". ...

Israeli airstrikes targeted a residential neighborhood in the Syrian capital of Damascus early Sunday, killing at least five people and wounding 15, Syrian state news reported.

BEIRUT (AP) — Israeli airstrikes targeted residential areas in Syria’s capital Damascus early Sunday, killing at least five people and wounding 15, Syrian state news reported. The strikes come ...