Syrian air defences destroy hostile target near Damascus, reports state media

Forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad have recovered most of the country from rebels and militants after more than seven years of civil war.

Syrian state media said late on Thursday that air defences had destroyed a "hostile target" west of the capital Damascus.

"Our air defences confronted a hostile target and destroyed it west of Damascus," the state news agency SANA said, quoting a military source.

Forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad have recovered most of the country from rebels and militants after more than seven years of civil war, helped by Russian air power and Iranian-backed militias.

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