Israeli Warplanes Strike Targets in Syria, Drawing Rebuke from Moscow

Russia has maintained military forces in Syria—at the latter’s invitation—since 2015.
Israeli Warplanes Strike Targets in Syria, Drawing Rebuke from Moscow
Emergency services work at a destroyed building hit by an air strike in Damascus, Syria, on April 1, 2024. Omar Sanadiki/AP Photo
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Russia has condemned a fresh round of Israeli airstrikes on Syria—the second in less than a week—that reportedly killed several civilians and an Iranian military officer on June 3.

“Moscow strongly condemns these aggressive actions, which constitute a gross violation of Syria’s sovereignty and the basic rules of international law,” Russia’s foreign ministry said in a statement.