Trump envoy 'deeply concerned' by Israeli strikes on Syria air base
Trump envoy 'deeply concerned' by Israeli strikes on Syria air base
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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 5t
Trump’s Syria envoy says Israeli air strikes on base ‘unnecessary escalation’
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
Syria, US condemn Israeli strikes on military base
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."
Trump’s Syria envoy calls Israeli air strikes on base ‘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 airstrikes hit Syrian airbase, US envoy concerned over escalation
By Feras Dalatey and Tuvan Gumrukcu
DAMASCUS/ANKARA, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Israel bombed an airbase in Syria on Tuesday, Syrian state media said, carrying out what appeared to be its first strike on Syrian government assets since March and drawing criticism from a U.S. envoy who called it an "unnecessary escalation".
