Projectile

Projectile event in Syrian Arab Republic on Fri 18th September 2026

18th September 2026

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On 18 September 2026, Israeli military forces fired several artillery shells at the outskirts of Bait Jan town in western Rural Damascus countryside for unknown reasons, including hills and positions near the border with the occupied Golan Heights. Israeli reconnaissance aircraft were intensively flying over the area during the shelling. They fired four other artillery shells at the outskirts of Bait Jan town later on in the day. The shells struck western areas surrounding the town, including Tal Bat al-Warda near Bait. Casualties unknown.

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