Israel conducts airstrikes in Syrian province of Homs: Report

By Ethem Emre Ozcan

ANKARA (AA) - Israel conducted airstrikes on military positions in the western Syrian province of Homs, according to the Syrian state news agency.

The SANA news agency, citing military sources, claimed that several locations around the city of Homs were targeted by Israeli in an aerial attack at 00.20 a.m. local time.

"Our air defense systems successfully intercepted enemy missiles. The attack resulted in only material damage," said the agency

Iranian-backed terror groups and Lebanese Hezbollah are stationed alongside regime forces in Homs.

Israel has launched airstrikes on the regime's military sites and Iranian-backed groups since the beginning of the Syrian civil war in 2011.