Syria accuses Israel of air strikes near capital

Syria accused Israel of carrying out air strikes Sunday against two government-held areas in Damascus province, one of them near the capital's international airport, state television said.
"The Israeli enemy attacked Syria by targeting two safe areas in Damascus province, namely the Dimas area and the area of Damascus International Airport," said the channel, adding that no casualties were reported.
There was no immediate reaction to the report from the Israeli authorities.
The Israeli military has launched several strikes against Syrian military positions since the outbreak of the country's armed uprising in 2011.
The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which monitors the conflict, said one of the sites targeted, Dimas, was a military position.
Operations at the international airport are both civilian and military.
Before Sunday, the most recent air raid was in March and targeted military positions in the Quneitra region that borders the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.
Syria and Israel are officially in a state of war, and Israel has since 1967 occupied the Golan Heights. The occupation is not recognised by the international community.