Israel strikes air base in northwest Syria to forestall Turkish troops from deploying
Israel struck an air base in northwest Syria early yesterday, saying it aimed to forestall Turkish troops from deploying there.
Turkey, which has shut ties with the Syrian authorities and has been offering help to Syria’s army, has tense relations with Israel. The rival international locations have sought to curb one another’s affect in neighboring Syria.
Eight strikes hit the runway of the Abu Duhur air base within the northwestern province of Idlib, inflicting injury however no casualties, state TV stated. Syria’s International Minister Asaad al-Shibani informed reporters in Damascus that Syria condemns the “Israeli aggression,” including that the strikes have been “an unjustified provocation, a violation of Syria’s sovereignty, and a direct risk to regional and world stability.”
-AP
