Syrian military source says latest attacks forced flights to be diverted to Damascus and Latakia
Last modified on Mon 28 Aug 2023 08.36 BST
During more than 12 years of civil war in Syria, Israel has launched hundreds of airstrikes on its territory, primarily targeting Iran-backed forces and LebaneseThe military source said the runway at Aleppo international airport was damaged after “the Israeli enemy undertook an aerial aggression from the direction of the Mediterranean, west of Latakia” at 4.30am local time., but has said repeatedly it would not allow its enemy Iran to expand its presence in the country.
In early May, Israeli strikes on the Aleppo area killed four Syrian officers and three Iran-backed fighters and forced a halt to flights, according to the war monitor.Three people were killed during an airstrike on 7 March, while another strike two weeks later destroyed a suspected arms depot used by Iran-backed militias at Aleppo airport, the Britain-based Observatory reported.
Syria’s war has killed more than 500,000 people, displaced millions and battered the country’s infrastructure and industry since it began in 2011.
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