1696533874 Syria more than 70 dead in drone attack on military

Syria: more than 70 dead in drone attack on military academy Neue Zürcher Zeitung NZZ

It is the worst attack on the Syrian regime in months. In retaliation, the army attacked several towns under rebel control. Meanwhile, an American fighter jet shot down a Turkish drone in the northeast.

Poster of Syrian President Bashar al-Asad in Homs: Now the city has been the target of a drone attack.

Poster of Syrian President Bashar al-Asad in Homs: Now the city has been the target of a drone attack.

Omar Sanadiki

Around 100 soldiers and civilians were killed in a drone attack on the graduation ceremony of a military academy in Syria on Thursday. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that more than 120 people were injured in the city of Homs during the afternoon. The army also spoke of numerous deaths. Most of the victims were apparently soldiers, but several civilians were also reported to have been killed in the attack. Many relatives of soldiers attended the ceremony.