{"id":133062,"date":"2025-12-09T19:08:05","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T19:08:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/?p=133062"},"modified":"2025-12-09T19:08:07","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T19:08:07","slug":"unknown-projectiles-strike-area-around-mezzeh-military-airport-in-damascus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/133062\/","title":{"rendered":"Unknown projectiles strike area around Mezzeh Military Airport in Damascus"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press)<\/strong> \u2013 Three projectiles of unknown origin struck on Tuesday evening the vicinity of Mezzeh Military Airport in the Syrian capital, a government source told North Press.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The source said, \u201cThe area around Mezzeh Military Airport in Damascus was targeted by three unidentified projectiles, with no casualties or material damage reported.\u201d The source added that security and military units immediately arrived at the scene to assess the situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the source, specialized teams began investigations in the area surrounding the airport to determine the launch point and type of the projectiles, which fell west of Damascus. 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