Türkiye rejects Israeli claims after strike on Syria air base

DAMASCUS: Türkiye rejected on Wednesday (Aug 19) Israeli allegations that it posed a threat by preparing to send troops to a base in Syria, which was hit in a strike that the United States blamed on Israel.The strike marked extraordinary defiance by Israel of the United States, which has sought to support Syria's new g

Israel has struck an air base in northwest Syria, aiming to prevent Turkish troops from deploying there

Israeli strikes an air base in northwest Syria to prevent Turkish troops from deploying  AP News

Trump envoy 'deeply concerned' by Israeli strikes on Syrian air base MEE staff on Tue, 08/18/2026 - 18:11 In rare pushback against Israel, Tom Barrack said Syria did nothing to provoke the attack US special envoy for Syria and US ambassador to Turkey Tom Barrack speaks onstage during the 5

U.S. Envoy to Syria Condemns Israeli Strikes on Military Base in Country  Haaretz

Tom Barrack, President Trump’s U.S. ambassador to Turkey and special envoy for Syria and Iraq, on Tuesday condemned Israeli air strikes on a Syrian air base as an “unnecessary escalation.” Israel carried out eight airstrikes on the Abu al-Duhur base’s runway and storage facilities, Syria’s state-run Ekhbariya news outl

US envoy Barrack hits out at Israeli attack on military airfield in Syria  thenationalnews.com

U.S. Ambassador to Turkey Tom Barrack says an Israeli attack on a Syrian air force base was an "unnecessary escalation that does not advance regional stability."

Israel has not officially claimed the strikes on Abu al-Duhur airbase in Idlib, some 70 kilometers from the Turkish border. US envoy Tom Barrack called the Israeli strikes an "unnecessary escalation."

The top U.S. envoy to Syria on Tuesday accused Israel of striking an airbase in the country, less than a day after White House envoy Jared Kushner met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for high-profile talks on disarmament in Gaza. “We are deeply concerned that the confirmed Israeli airstrikes on Abu al-Du

Israeli strikes hit an air base in northwest Syria, but no casualties are reported  Toronto Star