Government says rocket launch site identified after Damascus attack
DAMASCUS, Syria (North Press) – The Ministry of Defense in the Syrian transitional government announced on Saturday that its teams had identified the launch site of the rockets that struck the Mezzeh 86 neighborhood in Damascus the previous evening, injuring several people and causing material damage.
The ministry’s Media and Communications Directorate told the state-run Al-Ikhbariyah TV that a specialized military team succeeded in pinpointing the origin of the attack “through an analysis of impact angles and the concentration of rocket fragments.”
Late on Friday, the Syrian Ministry of Defense confirmed that two Katyusha rockets had targeted the densely populated Mezzeh 86 area in the west of the capital, noting that the attack resulted in civilian injuries and property losses.
The ministry described the incident as a “treacherous assault,” stating that the rockets were fired from the outskirts of the city toward residential districts.
It added that coordination with the Ministry of Interior is underway “to investigate the circumstances of the attack, gather evidence, and determine the trajectory and source of the rockets.”
Mezzeh 86, located west of central Damascus, is a heavily populated district known for its proximity to key military and government facilities. The neighborhood has previously witnessed limited security incidents, but direct rocket attacks on the capital have become less frequent in recent years compared to earlier stages of the Syrian conflict.
Friday’s strike marks one of the more significant security breaches reported in Damascus in recent months, prompting heightened scrutiny and an ongoing investigation by security agencies.
Reporting by Malin Mohammed