Damascus - The F-15 aircraft fired several missiles at a Syrian air base from above Lebanese territory.
Published: Mon 9 Apr 2018, 11:31 AM
Last updated: Mon 9 Apr 2018, 5:58 PM
Syria accused Israel on Monday of carrying out deadly bombing raids on a military air base in the country's centre, state news agency SANA reported.
"The Israeli attack on the T-4 airport was carried out with F-15 aircraft that fired several missiles from above Lebanese territory," SANA said, citing a military source.
Meanwhile, the Russian army also accused Israel of carrying out deadly missile strikes on a Syrian military airbase from Lebanon, Russian media reported.
"Two F-15 planes of the Israeli army hit the airbase between 03:25 am and 03:53 am Moscow time (0025 GMT and 0053 GMT) with the help of eight missiles controlled remotely from Lebanese territory, without entering Syrian air space," the Russian defence ministry was quoted as saying by Russian news agencies.
Asked about the Russian statement, an Israeli military spokesman said he had no immediate comment.
Syrian state TV said there were casualties in what it said was a suspected US missile attack on the T-4 airfield near Homs, which is close to the ancient city of Palmyra in central Syria.
"An aggression was perpetrated on T-4 air base in several strikes that is most likely to be an American attack," state television said in a news flash.
A Syrian military source was quoted as saying air defences shot down eight missiles fired at the base.
Defence analysts say there are large deployments of Russian forces at the base, and jets fly regular sorties from there to strike rebel-held areas.
The Syrian state broadcaster said there were several dead and wounded in the strike.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a British-based monitor, said at least 14 people were killed including some fighters of various nationalities, a reference to Iranian-backed militia members, mostly from Iraq, Lebanon and Iran fighting alongside the Syrian army.
The Syrian opposition blamed the suspected chemical attack on Saturday in the town of Douma on government forces.
As international officials worked to try to confirm the chemical attack, Trump took the rare step of directly criticising Russian President Vladimir Putin in connection with the incident.
Trump said on Sunday there would be a "big price to pay" after medical aid groups reported dozens of civilians, including many children and women, were killed by poison gas in the besieged rebel-held town of Douma.
"Many dead, including women and children, in mindless chemical attack in Syria. Area of atrocity is in lockdown and encircled by Syrian Army, making it completely inaccessible to outside world. President Putin, Russia and Iran are responsible for backing Animal Assad. Big price to pay," Trump wrote on Twitter.
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