Syrian rebel forces claim a rocket and mortar attack on the motorcade of President Bashar al-Assad as he traveled to pray to mark the start of a major Muslim holiday.

Two Syrian rebel brigades say they struck Assad’s motorcade in the upscale Malki district of the capital. The government denied that any attack was made on or near the President’s motorcade.

State television showed footage of Assad praying claiming it was proof the President was not attacked. However, there was no way to determine if the footage was taken today.

One of the rebel leaders, Capt. Islam Alloush, claimed that they promised the Syrian people a big operation for Eid and that they were delivering on their promise. However, the rebels have claimed attacks on al-Assad in the past only to be proven false.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said three mortar rounds struck the Malki area but could not confirm they struck anywhere near the Presidential motorcade.