DAMASCUS, Aug. 18 — Syria on Tuesday strongly condemned Israeli airstrikes on the Abu al-Duhur military airport in the northwestern province of Idlib, calling the attack a violation of the country’s sovereignty and a dangerous escalation threatening regional security and stability.
In a statement, Syria’s foreign affairs authority said the strikes constituted “an unjustified act of aggression” and a “flagrant violation” of Syria’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.
It said continued Israeli attacks since the fall of the former government on Dec. 8, 2024, were undermining efforts by the new Syrian authorities to consolidate stability and avoid escalation.
It held Israel responsible for the escalation and called on the international community and the UN Security Council to condemn the attack and take a firm stance against what it described as repeated Israeli violations of Syrian sovereignty.
The statement came hours after Syrian state-run Al-Ikhbariya TV reported, citing a military source, that Israeli warplanes had carried out eight airstrikes on the runway of the Abu al-Duhur military airport in the eastern countryside of Idlib early Tuesday.
The strikes caused material damage to the airport’s infrastructure, with no casualties reported, according to the military source.
There was no immediate comment from Israel on the strikes.
The Abu al-Duhur military airport is located near the town of Abu al-Duhur, about 27 km east of Saraqeb. It is situated near routes linking parts of Idlib, Aleppo and Hama provinces, with areas extending toward Syria’s central desert. (Namibia Daily News / Xinhua)
