🔴 Middle East live: US says Israel behind strikes on military airport in Syria

Home Middle East Live Middle East Issued on: 18/08/2026 - 07:07Modified: 18/08/2026 - 13:47 By: The Syrian flag flies at the Umayyad Square in Damascus on July 22, 2026 © Louai Beshara, AFP Syria and the United States accused Israel of striking an airfield in the northwestern province of Idlib on Tuesday. Washington called the strikes an "unecessary escalation". Syrian State TV reported that eight strikes hit the runway of the Abu Duhur air base with no further details. Follow our liveblog for the latest developments. (FRANCE 24 with AFP, AP and Reuters) Keywords for this article