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Report: Israeli Missiles Struck Syrian Targets

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The reports from Syrian state-run media come just hours after Trump withdrew the U.S. from the Iran nuclear deal.

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Israeli missiles hit a military target in Syria on Tuesday, according to Syrian state-run media. Two of the missiles were reportedly intercepted. The strikes, which occurred just outside the capital city Damascus, come just hours after President Donald Trump announced that the United States would pull out of the Iran nuclear deal. Iran is backing groups in Syria that are propping up Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

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