Eight air strikes hit airbase in Syria’s Idlib

Syrian state TV quotes a military source as saying Israeli forces carried out the attack, causing damage and no casualties.Published On 18 Aug 202618 Aug 2026Eight air strikes have hit an airbase in Idlib in northwestern Syria, causing damage and no casualties, Syrian state media report.The air strikes hit the runway of the Abu al-Duhur military base in Idlib’s eastern countryside early on Tuesday, according to state television reports.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Israel vows to keep troops in Lebanon, Gaza and Syrialist 2 of 3Israeli strikes in south Lebanon a ‘violation of international law’: PMlist 3 of 3A nation divided: What do Israelis want in October’s elections?end of listIt is the first attack on the airbase since the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s government in December 2024.State TV quoted a military source as saying Israeli forces carried out the attack.“Israeli occupation aircraft early this morning targeted the runway of the Abu Duhur military airport … with eight strikes,” state TV quoted the unidentified source as saying.There was no immediate comment from the Israeli military.Reporting from Damascus, Al Jazeera correspondent Sohaib al-Khalaf said the na...