August 2015 Israel–Syria border incident

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August 2015 Israel–Syria border incident
Part of the Israeli–Syrian ceasefire line incidents during the Syrian Civil War
Rif Dimashq in Syria (+Golan hatched).svg
Rif Dimashq Governorate in Syria (red)
Date 20-21 August 2015
Location Northern Israel and South-Western Syria
Status Increased tensions between the two countries
Belligerents

 Israel

 Syria
PIJ
Casualties and losses
no casualties

Syria 1-2+ killed, 8 wounded[1][2]

4–5 PIJ militants killed[1]

The August 2015 Israel–Syria border incident took place when four rockets struck the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights and Upper Galilee, retaliated with IDF air attacks on Syrian Army warehouses and infrastructure in the Quneitra and Rif Dimashq region of Syria on 20 August 2015. Israel blamed the Iranian-backed Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine for the rocket attacks, but Islamic Jihad spokesman Dawoud Shehab denied the allegations on his address.[citation needed] Furthermore, Israel said that Syria was also responsible and "will suffer the consequences".[3]

The sites that were targeted by the IDF were Al-Ba’ath, Al-Hamidiyah, Al-Kawm, along with the Brigade 90 Base.[4] After six hours, the IDF resumed their attacks on Syria, targeting the Brigade 68 Base in Khan Al-Sheih (Rif Dimashq Governorate) and the Brigade 90 Base. According to Syrian government and IDF sources, the new round of Israeli airstrikes were more intense than previous attacks.[5][6] The next morning, the IDF launched an additional airstrike on a vehicle, killing 4-5 Iran-backed Islamic Jihad militants who were believed to be the perpetrators of the initial attack on Israel. The Syrian government refuted this report, claiming that the attack killed five civilians.[1]

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