{"id":255094,"date":"2026-08-18T20:54:30","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T20:54:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/255094\/"},"modified":"2026-08-18T20:54:30","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T20:54:30","slug":"turkiye-condemns-israeli-strike-on-syrias-abu-al-duhur-air-base","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/255094\/","title":{"rendered":"T\u00fcrkiye condemns Israeli strike on Syria&#8217;s Abu al-Duhur air base"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>T\u00fcrkiye on Tuesday strongly condemned Israeli airstrikes on the Abu al-Duhur Military Air Base in Syria\u2019s northwestern Idlib province, warning that Israel\u2019s escalating attacks are undermining the country\u2019s territorial integrity and stability.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement issued Aug. 18, the Foreign Ministry said Israeli forces carried out airstrikes on the military facility, located in the Idlib countryside, in the early hours of Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We strongly condemn the airstrikes carried out by Israel early this morning against the Abu al-Duhur Military Air Base in the countryside of Syria&#8217;s Idlib,&#8221; the ministry said.<\/p>\n<p>The ministry criticized Israel for &#8220;recklessly&#8221; continuing attacks targeting Syria&#8217;s infrastructure and capabilities while violating the country&#8217;s territorial integrity and unity.<\/p>\n<p>Ankara also urged the international community to take a firmer stance against Israel&#8217;s increasingly aggressive actions in Syria.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We call on the international community to adopt a more resolute position to put an end to Israel&#8217;s aggression against Syria, which is taking on a new dimension with each passing day, and to ensure accountability for these actions that disregard international law,&#8221; the ministry said.<\/p>\n<p>The statement comes amid heightened tensions over Israeli violations in Syria, with T\u00fcrkiye repeatedly stressing the need to preserve Syria&#8217;s sovereignty, territorial integrity and political unity.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Presidential Communications Director Burhanettin Duran strongly condemned the Israeli airstrike on the Abu al-Duhur Military Air Base.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;These attacks targeting Syria&#8217;s sovereignty, territorial integrity and infrastructure are a continuation of a reckless policy of aggression that threatens regional peace and stability,&#8221; Duran said.<\/p>\n<p>He said that T\u00fcrkiye, under the leadership of President Recep Tayyip Erdo\u011fan, would continue to support Syria&#8217;s sovereignty and territorial integrity and oppose any attempt that threatens peace and stability in the region.<\/p>\n<p>                    <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/JN9LXf.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n                    The Daily Sabah Newsletter\n                <\/p>\n<p>\n                    Keep up to date with what\u2019s happening in Turkey,<br \/>\n                    it\u2019s region and the world.\n                <\/p>\n<p>                    SIGN ME UP\n                <\/p>\n<p>\n                    You can unsubscribe at any time. 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