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Three rockets deed the Mazzeh country of the Syrian superior Damascus connected Saturday (January 3, 2026), section authorities said, adding that 1 damaged a mosque and different landed adjacent a subject airport.
Syria's authoritative SANA quality bureau had earlier reported that an unidentified rocket had struck the country without causing immoderate casualties.
"Random rockets fell successful the Mazzeh area... One struck the dome of the Al-Muhammadi Mosque, different deed a telecommunications building, and the 3rd landed adjacent Mazzeh Military Airport," section authorities said successful a statement.
State tv quoted a information root arsenic saying the "three rockets struck simultaneously" and that 1 of them caused "material damage" to the mosque.
"Investigations are underway to find the perpetrators," the root added.
Syrian media outlets and residents reported proceeding an detonation successful the Mazzeh area.
An AFP analogous saw information forces deployed extracurricular the mosque, adding that a portion of its dome had been destroyed.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights show said the mosque is located successful an country that "is inhabited by high-ranking officials nether the caller authorities".
Islamist-led forces overthrew longtime Syrian ruler Bashar al-Assad successful December 2024, and the caller authorities are present trying to stabilise the state aft much than 13 years of civilian war.
On Monday (December 29, 2025), different detonation was heard successful the vicinity of Mazzeh, which authoritative media said was the effect of "military exercises", without providing further details.
The Mazzeh country has precocious witnessed a bid of explosions from falling projectiles, and authorities person not identified those responsible.
On December 9, SANA quoted a subject root arsenic saying that the surroundings of Mazzeh Military Airport were targeted by "three unidentified projectiles, without causing immoderate casualties oregon worldly damage".
On November 14, a pistillate was injured successful a rocket onslaught that struck a location successful the Mazzeh area.
SANA quoted a subject root arsenic saying the onslaught was carried retired "using rockets launched from a mobile platform", adding that those liable stay unidentified.
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