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 in Al-Dimas and the Damascus International Airport area.
| December 2014 Rif Dimashq airstrikes | |
|---|---|
| Part of Hezbollah involvement in the Syrian civil war and the Iran–Israel conflict during the Syrian civil war | |
Rif Dimashq Governorate in Syria (red) | |
| Operational scope | Strategic |
| Planned by | Allegedly Israel |
| Objective | The destruction of specific weapon depots around Damascus |
| Date | 7 December 2014 |
| Executed by | Alleged Israeli Air Force involvement |
| Outcome | Unknown |
| Casualties | Three Hezbollah members killed (Syrian opposition claim) |
According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, 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 unmanned aerial vehicle was shot down.
During the attack, Syrian air defenses 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.