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Director of the Observatory, Rami Abdel Rahman, said the airport was as big as the capital's international airport and was used by President Bashar al-Assad and other senior figures in his regime.
The military airport is guarded by the army's elite Fourth Division,which is responsible for security in and around Damascus. It is led by Assad's brother Maher al-Assad.
The last attack in the capital was on Tuesday, when when twin suicide bombers targetted a police station in the city centre killing at least 14 people and wounding more than 30 others.
A series of attacks have hit Damascus in recent months, most of them aimed at security check points, soldiers or government buildings.
On April 29, a car bomb exploded in Mazzeh targeting the car of Prime Minister Wael al-Halqi. He escaped unscathed but his bodyguards were killed.
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The military airport is guarded by the army's elite Fourth Division,which is responsible for security in and around Damascus. It is led by Assad's brother Maher al-Assad.
The last attack in the capital was on Tuesday, when when twin suicide bombers targetted a police station in the city centre killing at least 14 people and wounding more than 30 others.
A series of attacks have hit Damascus in recent months, most of them aimed at security check points, soldiers or government buildings.
On April 29, a car bomb exploded in Mazzeh targeting the car of Prime Minister Wael al-Halqi. He escaped unscathed but his bodyguards were killed.
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