DAMASCUS: Shells of unknown origin fell in the vicinity of Syria’s Mezzah military airport in the capital Damascus on Tuesday, the state-run Al Ekhbariya TV reported. Syria’s state news agency earlier reported the sound of an explosion in the vicinity of Damascus and said the matter was under investigation. Reuters reported in November that Washington was planning to establish a military presence at an air base in Damascus to help enable a security pact that Washington is brokering between Syria and Israel.

Shells of unidentified origin landed near the Mezzeh military airport in the Syrian capital on Tuesday evening, Syrian state media reported, prompting a...

DAMASCUS: Shells of unknown origin fell in the vicinity of Syria’s Mezzah military airport in the capital Damascus on Tuesday, the state-run Al Ekhbariya TV reported. Syria’s…