December 2014 Rif Dimashq airstrikes

The December 2014 Rif Dimashq airstrikes were a series of aerial attacks made on targets in Syria on 7 December 2014. The targets were a military area of Al-Dimas and the Damascus International Airport area. According to the SOHR, the attack near the Damascus International Airport targeted a depot for newly arrived weapons at a military facility that is part of the airport. The attack at Al-Dimas targeted weapons depots in hangars around a small air base. Ten explosions were heard at Al-Dimas and the Syrian Army stated that some installations were damaged. According to the Syrian Opposition, three Hezbollah members were killed by the strikes in Al-Dimas. Syria claimed that an UAV was shot down.

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• Domestic reaction
• Foreign reactions
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During the attack, the Syrian Air Defense fired four surface-to-air missiles, hitting at least one of the Israeli Popeye missiles, the remnants of which fell into rebel-held territory in Al-Harra. Syria claimed that an UAV was shot down.