Damascus is regularly a target of rebel attacks in the ongoing Syrian civil war, with regular mortar shelling and even suicide bombings the order of the day in even the highest security districts.
But until today, the rebels had avoided attacking the embassy district. This time, however, shelling hit the Russian Embassy in Damascus, wounding three people. None of the injuries are life-threatening, according to officials.
So far it is unclear which rebel faction was responsible for the attack, but several have threatened to target Russian interests to punish them for siding with the Syrian government in the ongoing war.
Syrian state media reported that the embassy remained open through the rest of the day in spite of the attack, and Russian officials would only say that they are considering ways to enhance security at the site.
It about time for Russia to send in their troops for protecting their people in Syria, if USA going to get angry so be it, they been angry for last 65 years with themselves and rest of the world. Question is what USG is going to do, attack Russia? Russia should have done when Bill Clinton and Madeline Albright started the Balkan war.
Bandar-Bush the wookie must be p*ssed off at Russia, ignoring his threats with such a calm and turn the whole Zionist/Gulf-monarchie-despot/US, slaughter endeavour in Syria into a peace deal.
Sending his bearded apes to target the Russian embassy however, is something he might wish to have undone. You just don´t mess with the Russians as so many are painfully aware, but a desperate man and his clients, US included, does desperate deeds. israel want the road to Iran cleared…
They [the insurgents] are trying in every way to bring america/Russia into the war and all they have achieved for their patrons so far is death destruction and human misery a reminder of what was done in Iraq for democracy "tsk tsk"
GPS coordinates for the mortar attack provided by US/Israeli "advisers" embedded with the insurgents. Isn't it amazing how Russian and Chinese embassies are attacked in FedGov conflicts? "Oops! We made a mistake!" "We don't have any control over what our lackeys – err, proxies – err, clients – err, whatever they are – do with the weapons we provide them!"