Israelis says Syria air base strike motivated by alleged Turkish plans to deploy forces there

Israelis says Syria air base strike motivated by alleged Turkish plans to deploy forces there Israeli defence minister Israel Katz has said that a strike on northwestern Syria’s Abu Duhur military airport was conducted due to alleged plans by Turkey to deploy troops there. Katz said in a statement that the airbas

The foreign minister says in an interview that Turkish military officials had visited the airbase as part of training.

Aug 20 (Reuters) - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was "dragging Turkey into dangerous adventures in Syria", Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said on Thursday, following an attack on a Syrian airbase earlier this week. Israel struck the Abu al-Duhur airbase in Syria on Tuesday, warning Syria was on the verge

Israeli warns Turkey against 'dangerous adventures' in Syria; Syria says no Turkish build-up planned  Reuters

A Turkish delegation had visited an air base in northern Syria the day before it was hit by Israeli airstrikes, Syrian officials said.