BREAKING NEWS

Loud blasts heard in countryside near Damascus, Syria state news agency says

Loud explosions were heard on Thursday in the countryside around the Syrian capital, Damascus, the state news agency SANA reported. No further details were immediately given.

SANA also reported that Syrian air defenses are responding to hostile targets in the airspace of western rural Damascus. These events indicate an attempt to intercept aerial attacks, which are often related to targeting specific locations in the area.