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4 air strikes hit military airport in Syria's Idlib in first attack since al-Assad's fall
Syrian state TV said the strikes damaged the runway and storage facilities, while officials reported no casualties and rising tensions with Turkey over Syria.
- 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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Washington estimated that Israeli strikes at Abu Douhour airbase in north-western Syria constituted "an unnecessary escalation", which did not contribute to regional stability.
·Paris, France
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Israeli warplanes hit Abu al-Duhur airbase in Syria's Idlib, no casualties
IDLIB — Israeli warplanes carried out at least eight airstrikes on the abandoned Abu al-Duhur military airport in the Idlib province in northern Syria early on Tuesday.Local sources said the attacks were carried out at around 3 am local time (0000GMT).There were no casualties, according to a military source and a civilian who lives near the base.The Israeli attacks targeted the runway and storage facilities at the base, Syria's state-run Ekhba…
·Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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Leaning Left13Leaning Right21Center10Last UpdatedBias Distribution48% Right
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