Explaining the Israeli Strike on Syria

‘We have no interest in escalation’: Israel says strike blocked Turkish military buil

Days after the unusual strike, new details emerge of Turkey’s bid to establish forces at al-Duhur, including commandos to operate air defenses; Israel also rebuts the US envoy’s election claim and fears Ankara may try again in the future

Israel targeted Syria airbase over planned Turkish troop, radar presence, source confirms to 'Post'

The IDF struck the Abu al-Duhur military airfield after troops received intelligence that Turkey sought to place a radar with Turkish troops at the Syrian base.

Israel says it warned Syria before striking airbase over Turkish military threat

According to Defense Minister Katz, after Syria failed to heed the warning, he and Netanyahu authorized the strike, calling U.S. Ambassador to Turkey Tom Barrack's account inaccurate: 'Erdogan was caught with his hand in the cookie jar and was forced to back down'

Explaining the Israeli Strike on Syria

Israel has admitted to bombing Abu Duhur air base in northwestern Syria. Its explanation was that Syria was going to allow Turkey to deploy troops there, which, according to Israel, would teeter on the edge of violating their tenuous peace agreement, threatening Israel’s security. The U.S. ambassador to Turkey and special envoy to the Levant […] The post Explaining the Israeli Strike on Syria appeared first on Geopolitical Futures.