Israel launches airstrikes on Damascus where Iranian missiles could be manufactured - Reuters

Israel has launched three airstrikes on the Syrian capital Damascus, targeting a security complex and a government research center previously used by Iran to develop missiles, Reuters reported on Sunday, citing two regional security sources.

"The strikes caused significant damage to the main customs headquarters and buildings adjacent to military intelligence offices in the security complex, which is located in the Kafr Susa district of Damascus, the sources said. They said on condition of anonymity that a research center was also damaged. One of the sources said the strikes hit infrastructure used to store sensitive military data, equipment and parts for guided missiles," the report said.

Israeli officials have expressed concern that chemical weapons and other banned munitions and missiles that Syria has stored for decades could now fall into the hands of Islamist-led rebels. Also on Sunday, Israel struck at least seven targets in southwestern Syria, including the Khalhala air base north of the city of Sweida. The publication reported that Assad’s army had left behind large stockpiles of missiles, air defense batteries and ammunition.

The strikes near Mezza military airport southwest of Damascus hit other ammunition depots, the sources said.

As Ukrainian News Agency earlier reported, on December 8, russian media reported that Bashar Assad had arrived in Moscow, and that the aggressor country of russia had granted asylum to the former Syrian president and his family.

On December 8, Reuters reported that Syrian President Bashar Assad was likely killed in a plane crash.

However, later the Defense Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine reported that the aggressor country of russia used disinformation about the alleged shooting down of Bashar Assad's plane to cover up its operation to rescue the Syrian leader.