Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!A heavy-duty machine removes debris of a destroyed building after an apparent Israeli attack killed members of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps in Damascus, Syria [Ammar Ghali/Anadolu Agency]
An air raid on the Mazzeh neighbourhood of the Syrian capital, Damascus, tore into a multistorey residential building and left several people killed.
The target of Saturday’s attack was an intelligence unit of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), sources told Al Jazeera.
The IRGC said an attack by Israeli fighter jets killed five of its “military advisers” and a number of Syrian forces.
It identified its members who were killed immediately as Hojjatollah Omidvar, Ali Aghazadeh, Hossein Mohammadi and Saied Karimi, without sharing their ranks. It later said another member, Mohammad Amin Samadi, also died after succumbing to his wounds.
Iran’s foreign ministry blamed Israel for the strike and said it “reserves the right to respond”. Israel has yet to comment.
The attack is believed to have been carried out with at least four missiles, according to Iranian state media.
Saturday’s attack comes amid widening tensions in the region and the Israeli offensive on Gaza that has killed nearly 25,000 people.
People and security forces gather in front of a multistorey residential building flattened by an air raid in Damascus. [Louai Beshara/AFP]
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said Israel was behind the air raid that killed five of its military advisers and Syrians. [Louai Beshara/AFP]
Emergency personnel search the rubble of the targeted building in the Mazzeh neighbourhood, west of Damascus. [Ammar Ghali/Anadolu Agency]
Rescuers remove a damaged car at the site of the attack in Mazzeh neighbourhood, Damascus. [Stringer/EPA]
Security and emergency personnel search the rubble in the aftermath of the attack on the Syrian capital. [Louai Beshara/AFP]
Ambulances are seen at the site of the attack in which several people were killed. [Stringer/EPA]
Soldiers and people survey a damaged car after the attack. [Stringer/EPA]
Emergency services work at the site of the attack in Damascus. [Omar Sanadiki/AP Photo]
People look out of windows as security and emergency personnel search the rubble of an adjacent building. [Louai Beshara/AFP]
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