# US condemns Israeli strikes on Syrian airbase as ‘unnecessary escalation’

https://mins.news/en/item/25813

- BBC News, 2026-08-19 00:48 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c62vy3wl31lo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> The United States has unusually rebuked Israel over eight reported airstrikes on Syria’s Abu Duhur airbase near the Turkish border, calling them an “unnecessary escalation”. Damascus called the attacks unjustified aggression, while Israel said Syria was close to breaching a security status quo by allowing Turkish troops to deploy there.

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