BEIRUT, December 11. /TASS/. Syrian air defense assets engaged several Israeli missies in skies over Damascus, a commanding officer of the Syrian Armed Forces told the SANA news agency.

"An aggressive attack against our military positions was made at Monday night, at about 23:05 p.m. [GMT 20:05 p.m.]. The adversary delivered strikes against the capital from the side of occupied Golan Heights," the spokesman said. "The Syrian air defense managed to repel the attack, downing several enemy missiles," he noted. Material damage was sustained as a result of firing and there were no casualties among the personnel, the spokesman added.