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US says Israel behind Syria strikes, slams 'unnecessary escalation'

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18-08-2026 | 07:35

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US says Israel behind Syria strikes, slams 'unnecessary escalation'

U.S. envoy for Syria Tom Barrack said Israel was behind strikes on a disused air base in the country's northwest on Tuesday, slamming what he called an "unnecessary escalation".

"The confirmed Israeli airstrikes on Abu al-Duhur Airbase constitute an unnecessary escalation that does not advance regional stability," he wrote in a post on X, adding "we encourage all parties to prioritise logical discourse over further military incidents".

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