Syria says Israeli strikes killed 3 soldiers

During several overnight strikes, Israeli warplanes hit multiple targets in Syria, including a secret facility in Damascus, the Israeli military said on Wednesday.

Israel said the strikes were in retaliation for "a Syrian squad led by Iranian forces" leaving improvised explosive devices alongside a road in the Golan Heights. The Israeli military said all of the targets hit in Syria were linked to Iran, and included storage facilities and the Iranian military's secret headquarters at the Damascus airport.

Iran is an ally of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, and Israel is trying to keep the country from having a permanent military presence in Syria. Syrian state media is reporting that the airstrikes left three Syrian soldiers dead and a fourth wounded.

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