Syria: Israeli Air Raids Kill 5 Civilians, 1 Soldier

Israel’s air force carried out a drone strike in southern Syria on Friday, killing five civilians, while a soldier was killed and seven wounded in an air raid overnight

In this Thursday, Oct. 4, 2012 file photo, a Syrian man cries outside the Dar El Shifa hospital in Aleppo, Syria after his daughter was injured during a Syrian Air Force strike over a school where hundreds of refugees had taken shelter. Syria's uprising was not destined to be quick. AP Photo/ Manu Brabo

DAMASCUS, Syria—Israel’s air force carried out a drone strike in southern Syria on Friday, killing five civilians, while a soldier was killed and seven wounded in an air raid overnight, Syrian state TV reported.

The drone targeted a “civilian car” in the village of Kom, killing five, the report said, adding that the strike was close to a busy market.

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