Israeli air raid 'targets Syrian chemical weapons base'

The Syrian army said the Israeli jets fired several missiles while in Lebanese air space.

Israeli air raid 'targets Syrian chemical weapons base'

Israeli warplanes have struck a military position near the Mediterranean coast in western Syria, killing two soldiers and causing material damage, the Syrian army said.

The air strike targeted a facility near the town of Masyaf that some said was tied to Syria's chemical weapons programme, in a stronghold of President Bashar Assad that is also heavily protected by the Russians.

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