Conflicting reports of Israeli airstrike in Syria's Qunaitera
Xinhua, July 21, 2016 Adjust font size:
A Syrian monitor group said an Israeli airstrike targeted Syria's southern province of Qunaitera on Wednesday, as a military source denied the report.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said an Israeli warplane was seen in the sky of the Qunaitera province, hitting with a missile an unknown target in al-Baath city in that province, bordering the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.
The Observatory, which relies on a network of activists on ground, said the target was unknown, stopping short of giving details on other losses.
Meanwhile, a military source familiar with the situation denied the report of a possible Israeli strike, saying the al-Qaida-linked Nusra Front targeted the al-Baath city with two rockets filled with highly-explosive materials.
Speaking to Xinhua on condition of anonymity, the source said the Nusra militants fired the missiles from an area just 300 meters from the fence separating the Israeli-controlled Golan from Qunaitera.
He charged the launching spot is supervised by the Israelis, denying, however, that the Israelis were the ones firing the missiles.
He added that civilian casualties were caused, stopping short of giving details about the exact target of the rocket fire. Endit