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Syrian Foreign Minister to Axios: Israeli Bombing of Airbase Was Unjustified

Summary by Axios
Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Al-Shaibani told Axios Wednesday that he made clear to Israel his government wasn't working with Turkey to amass a military presence at a Syrian airbase — but Israel went ahead and attacked the site anyway.Why it matters: The early Tuesday morning strike on the Abu al-Duhur airbase has heightened tensions among three close U.S. partners in the region, just as the Trump administration is trying to prevent further esc…

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Damascus: Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Sheibani affirmed his country's commitment to de-escalating tensions and its readiness to reach a security agreement with Israel, provided the latter respects Syria's sovereignty. This came in statements al-Sheibani made to the American news website Axios, which were subsequently reported by the Syrian state-run news channel, Al-Ikhbariya. Al-Sheibani said, "We wanted to clarify the Syrian position and …

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Axios broke the news in Arlington, United States on Wednesday, August 19, 2026.
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