US, Israel Trade Accusations Over 1 Syria Airstrike as Strike Hit Abu al-Duhur Base
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Updated · Haaretz · Aug 18
US, Israel Trade Accusations Over 1 Syria Airstrike as Strike Hit Abu al-Duhur Base
3 articles · Updated · Haaretz · Aug 18
Summary
Weekend accusations exposed a sharper US-Israel rift over Israel’s strike earlier this week on Syria’s Abu al-Duhur airbase, with Washington publicly challenging the attack.
Tom Barrack — Trump’s envoy to Syria and ambassador to Turkey — criticized the strike and suggested political motives, while Trump had not commented by Saturday.
Israel maintained the raid was meant to stop war materiel transfers and the placement of Turkish military advisers at the base before the attack.
That defense clashes with earlier US findings that there was no evidence of Turkish military activity at Abu al-Duhur, deepening tensions around Syria and Turkey’s role there.