Israeli air strikes hit positions held by the Syrian government and its pro-Iranian allies near Damascus overnight, a war monitor said on Wednesday. Syrian state news agency SANA confirmed the raids and said they caused only material damage. "The Israeli enemy launched an aerial aggression with a number of missiles," the news agency quoted a military source as saying, naming the targeted area as Zakia. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the targets were army positions and arms depots belonging to Iran-backed militias. Similar strikes last week killed at least five militiamen, the Observatory said. Israel rarely comments...