Not far from the Turkish border: unusual airstrikes shook Syria
Several airstrikes were carried out overnight in northwestern Syria, about 70 kilometers from the Turkish border, according to several reports.
Four airstrikes were carried out overnight (between Monday and Tuesday) against the Abu al-Duhur military airfield in the Idlib province of northwestern Syria, according to reports by Arab media outlets. The identity of the aircraft that carried out the strikes is unknown at this time, and Damascus has yet to issue an official response to the event. The strikes were carried out at a distance of about 70 kilometers from the Turkish border.
A correspondent for the Qatari channel Al Jazeera reported that the four strikes targeted the runway of the military base, which is located in the eastern countryside of Idlib. The channel's correspondent in Damascus noted that information about the event is still scarce and that no official response has been provided by the Syrian authorities. Other Arab media outlets also reported that the strikes were carried out by "unidentified fighter jets."
The Lebanese channel Al Mayadeen, which is affiliated with Hezbollah, raised the possibility that Israel is behind the attack. However, as of the morning hours, no Israeli confirmation has been published, and other reports in the region have not determined that the Israeli Air Force carried out the strikes. Therefore, at this stage, the identity of the attacker remains unclear.
Syrian army at the joint military exercise EFES 2026 (Photo: Syrian News Agency)
The Abu al-Duhur airfield is located east of the city of Idlib and tens of kilometers from the border with Turkey. This is a military base that changed hands during the Syrian civil war. In 2015, rebel forces took control of it after a prolonged siege, and in early 2018, it returned to the control of Bashar Assad's regime forces. In November 2024, rebel forces recaptured it as part of the offensive that eventually led to the collapse of the Assad regime.
Since the fall of Assad, the area has been under the control of the new Syrian government forces led by Ahmad al-Shara. As of this moment, there have been no reliable reports of casualties in the strikes or the extent of the damage caused to the runway and the facilities at the airfield.
