Four strikes reported against Syria's Abu al-Duhur military airfield, attackers unknown - report

An unknown number of aircraft carried out four airstrikes overnight against the Abu al-Duhur military airfield in Syria's northwestern Idlib province. The strikes occurred approximately 70 kilometers from the Turkish border, according to Arab media reports on Tuesday.

Details surrounding the incident remain scarce, with Syrian authorities not yet releasing an official statement. Reports from the Qatari Al Jazeera network indicated that the strikes specifically targeted the runway of the military base, located in the eastern Idlib countryside. Other regional media outlets also described the attacks as being conducted by "unidentified fighter jets."

The Hezbollah-affiliated Al Mayadeen network suggested Israel might be behind the attack, although the Israeli Defense Forces have not commented on recent strikes in Syria, and other regional reports have not confirmed the Israeli Air Force's involvement. The Abu al-Duhur airfield has a history of changing hands during the Syrian civil war. Rebel forces captured it in 2015, it returned to regime control in early 2018, and rebel forces recaptured it again in November 2024, following the collapse of the Assad regime.

As of Tuesday morning, there were no confirmed reports of casualties resulting from the strikes, nor any immediate assessment of the damage to the airfield's runway and facilities. The area is currently under the control of Syria's new government, led by Ahmed al-Sharaa.