Dikhyaa Mohanty 
Israeli airstrikes in central Syria killed at least 11 government troops and militiamen as per the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
According to the report, an officer was among the victims as the strikes on June 9, targeted a scientific research centre and other military positions in Homs province and the countryside of the capital Damascus.
The report further added that there were no details about the casualties, but the war monitor said the air defences responded to the attack. The Israeli strikes are the latest in a string of actions targeting Syrian military positions across the country.
The Israeli Defense Force has launched hundreds of strikes in Syria since the start of the civil war in 2011. The pace of attacks has slowed considerably in recent months, with the last reported strikes taking place May 5 and 6 on sites in Latakia and near Quneitra. The report further added that one civilian was reported killed in the May 5 strike.
Since the civil war broke out in Syria in 2011, Israel has carried out hundreds of airstrikes on Syrian territory, targeting government positions as well as allied Iran-backed forces and fighters of Lebanon’s Hezbollah movement. Israel has said repeatedly that it will not allow neighbouring Syria to become a launchpad for its arch-foe Iran.
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