At the Mezze airbase of the Syrian government forces near Damascus on the night of Sunday, September 2, a series of explosions occurred. The reason was a short circuit in the ammunition stockpile, the Syrian state news agency SANA reported referring to interlocutors in military circles. Witnesses mention a strong fire and thick smoke above the airbase.

Previously, as a reason called a possible air strike by Israel. Later, a representative of the Syrian army said that there was no "Israeli aggression", writes DW.

Human Rights Organization "Syrian Human Rights Council" reported on deaths and injuries as a result of the incident. Experts of a human rights organization based in London receive data from a network of informants in Syria. Their statements can not always be confirmed officially.

In May, Israel fired rockets on Syria, later stating that as a result of the operation, almost all the military infrastructure of Iran. The Israeli authorities called the attack a reaction to rocket attacks by the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps from Syria on Israeli military targets in the Golan Heights. In July, the Israeli Air Force carried out several air strikes in the Damascus area in response to a reconnaissance drone flew from Syria. The Israeli authorities claim that they interfere in the civil war in Syria only if there is a threat to the security of the country.