SYRIA - Elsewhere in the Middle East, the Israeli military has confirmed it launched strikes on targets in Syria overnight. Missiles hit Syrian government weapons systems ...

after two projectiles were fired from Syria into the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, the IDF said. Israeli media reported that the projectiles were the first launched from Syria since an alliance of rebel groups overthrew Bashar al-Assad's regime last December. Syria's foreign ministry said the Israeli attack caused "significant human and material losses" in Deraa province, accusing Israel of aggravating tensions in the region. In a statement, the Syrian foreign ministry said: "Syria has never been and will never be a threat to anyone in the region." (BBC)