"Thirty Die in Damascus Raid
$3.95 - New York Times - Jun 26, 1941
Special Cable to THE NEW YORK TIMES. JERUSALEM,. June 25-German war planes this morning raided Damascus, dropping bombs in the center of the Syrian capital, ..."
"400 Bombs Fell on Damascus
$3.95 - New York Times - Jun 27, 1941
... bombs fell in the thickly populated Bab Touma quarter of Damascus and near the tomb of Saladin during an air raid yesterday by planes of German make."