1st LD Writethru: Israel strikes Syria's Aleppo int'l airport

DAMASCUS, Aug. 31 (Xinhua) -- An Israeli missile strike hit the international airport of Syria's northern city of Aleppo on Wednesday, causing material damage, a Syrian military statement said.

Local news websites said the missiles came from over the Mediterranean.

Meanwhile, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a UK-based war monitor, said Israel fired four missiles against the airport and surroundin