4 air strikes hit military airport in Syria's Idlib in first attack since al-Assad's fall
Eight strikes damaged the runway and storage facilities, while Syrian officials said the airbase had been out of service for years and no casualties were reported.
- Eight airstrikes hit the runway and storage facilities at the Abu Duhur military airbase in northwestern Syria on Tuesday, causing material damage but no reported casualties, according to Syrian state media Ekhbariya.
- The strikes followed a recent visit by a Turkish military delegation to the airfield as part of efforts to reactivate it, which Israel had monitored closely amid concerns over Syria rebuilding its air force.
- Located about 70 km from the Turkish border, the Abu Duhur base has been out of service as a dedicated military airfield since 2013 and currently serves as a training center for Syria's new army.
- United States special presidential envoy for Syria and Iraq Ambassador Tom Barrack described the strikes as an "unnecessary escalation," urging all parties to prioritize "logical discourse" over further military incidents.
- Heightened security tensions between Israel and Turkey over Syria have intensified since Bashar Assad's government collapsed in late 2024, as Israel continues preventing consolidation of hostile military infrastructure near its borders.
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Israel bombed an air base in Idlib, Syria, with at least 8 strikes in its first airstrike in the country since March. It cited Turkish intent to have a presence at the base. The post Israel “preemptively” struck an air base in Syria “to prevent a Turkish army from establishing itself” appeared first on in.gr.
Israel strikes Syrian airbase, drawing US and Turkish condemnation
Israel has carried out eight airstrikes on a Syrian military airbase in the northwest, damaging its runway and storage facilities, according to Syrian state media. The attack drew condemnation from Damascus and Ankara and criticism from a US envoy who called it an “unnecessary escalation.”
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US envoy condemns Israeli strikes on Syrian airbase
By Favour Ulebor & Agency report The United States has criticised Israel over airstrikes on a Syrian military airbase in the northwestern Idlib region, describing the attack as an unnecessary escalation that could undermine regional stability. Israeli airstrikes hit the Abu al-Duhur Airbase early Tuesday, with Syrian state media reporting that eight strikes targeted the runway and storage facilities. No casualties were reported, according to Syr…
US 'Deeply Concerned' After Israeli Strikes on Syrian Base
Washington is publicly pushing back on Israel over its latest assault in Syria. On Tuesday, Tom Barrack, the US special envoy for Syria and Iraq and US ambassador to Turkey, labeled Israeli airstrikes on the Abu Duhur air base in Idlib province an "unnecessary escalation" that he said does nothing...
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