CORRECTED: Three soldiers killed in Syria by Israeli strike near Damascus: official tells AFP

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CORRECTED: Three soldiers killed in Syria by Israeli strike near Damascus: official tells AFP
Damascus, Aug 26 (AFP) Aug 26, 2025

Three Syrian soldiers were killed in an Israeli drone strike near the capital Damascus on Tuesday, a Syrian defence ministry official told AFP.

"An Israeli drone targeted one of the military buildings of the 44th division of the Syrian army in Kiswah, west of Damascus, killing three members of the division," the official said, speaking on the condition of anonymity.

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