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Israel Launches Retaliatory Airstrikes in Syria

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   The Israeli military said Wednesday it carried out airstrikes against
   Syrian and Iranian targets inside of Syria in response to what it said
   were explosive devices placed alongthe border in the Golan Heights.

   Syria's state-run SANA news agency cited a military source saying the
   airstrikes killed three soldiers and wounded another.It called the
   strikes "Israeli aggression."

   An Israeli statement accused a "Syrian squad led by Iranian forces" of
   placingthe explosives. It said the retaliatory airstrikes targeted
   storage facilities, military compounds and Syrian missile batteries.

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