Israeli air strikes kill eight Syria troops: state media

Eight Syrian soldiers were killed and seven wounded early Wednesday in Israeli air strikes on their positions in the southern province of Daraa, AFP reported quoting state media.

"Around 1:45 am (2245 GMT Tuesday), the Israeli enemy carried out an aerial aggression from the occupied Golan Heights," the report said. The Israeli army said it had struck military infrastructure inside Syria in response to earlier launches towards Israel.