Israeli missile attack on Syria kills 7 fighters

A general view shows smoke and flames rising from buildings following a reported Syrian government missile attack on the rebel-held town of Harasta. (File/AFP)

• The strikes on the Damascus airport area had killed at least three Syrian soldiers and four members of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard

BEIRUT: A missile attack launched from Israel on military targets near Damascus overnight killed three Syrian and four Iranian fighters, a war monitor said Friday.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the strikes on the Damascus airport area had killed at least three Syrian soldiers and four members of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard.