Israel struck Syrian base despite being told no Turkish troops: Barrack
Israel’s unannounced airstrike on a Syrian airbase near Türkiye’s border created a serious risk of military miscalculation between the two countries, U.S. Ambassador to Türkiye and special envoy for Syria Tom Barrack has said.
In an interview with PBS NewsHour on Aug. 21, Barrack said Israeli aircraft approached to within about 80 kilometers of Türkiye’s border without Ankara receiving advance notice.
He said Israel had told Washington and Damascus for the preceding five days that it was concerned Türkiye might place military personnel or equipment at Abu al-Duhur airbase in northwestern Syria.
Washington consulted its intelligence agencies, while Syrian officials told Mossad that no Turkish troops, convoy or weapons were at the facility and that no hostile activity was underway, according to Barrack.
