Israeli strikes hit an air base hours after a Turkish delegation visit, Syrian officials say
Syrian officials said the strikes damaged the runway and storage areas, while no casualties were reported after the Turkish delegation’s visit.
- On Tuesday, Israel conducted air strikes on the Abu Duhur airbase in Idlib, damaging the runway and storage facilities; Syrian officials reported no casualties from the operation.
- Israel has carried out repeated strikes to prevent emerging threats along its borders, viewing rehabilitation of Syrian military infrastructure with outside assistance as a direct security challenge.
- Syrian officials claimed a Turkish delegation visited Abu Duhur hours before the attack, though Turkey denied any delegation was present at the base.
- Special Envoy Tom Barrack called the strikes an "unnecessary escalation," warning they could undermine regional stability, while Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz claimed Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was "dragging Turkiye into dangerous adventures in Syria."
- Foreign Minister Asaad Al-Shaibani stated there was "no intention to establish a Turkish base there," denying plans for permanent presence, as Turkey rejected what it termed "untenable allegations" regarding its military position in Syria.
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During the Turkish Ministry of National Defence's weekly press briefing, it was stated that Turkey had not previously visited the military base in Syria that Israel struck. However, Syrian Foreign Minister Asad Hassan Sheibani said the opposite.
The already strained relationship between Israel and Turkey has come under further pressure following an Israeli attack on a Syrian air force base. The two regional powers are increasingly at odds with each other in Syria. Yet neither appears to have an interest in a direct military confrontation. Israeli Defense Minister Katz accused Turkish President Erdogan today of dragging his country into "dangerous adventures." Israel bombed the Abu Duhu…
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Syrian Foreign Minister denies that Turkish officers at airbase are an expression of permanent presence.
Israel Strikes Syrian Air Base Hours After Turkish Delegation Visit; Here's What Happened
Israeli strikes reportedly hit Syria’s Abu Al-Duhur air base hours after a Turkish delegation visited the facility. The attack caused damage but no reported casualties, raising fresh concerns over Israel-Turkey tensions in Syria.
Bahrain says Israeli attack on Syrian air base violates international law
Bahrain says Israeli attack on Syrian air base violates international law Bahrain has condemned Tuesday’s Israeli air strikes on Syria’s Abu al-Duhur air base as “a flagrant violation of Syria’s sovereignty and territorial integrity", saying that it is "a clear violation of the rules of international law and the Charter of the United Nations, and a threat to the security and stability of the region”. A statement by the country’s Ministry of For…
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