Turkey rejects Israeli claims over Syrian airbase deployment

Turkey has strongly refuted an Israeli claim that it poses a threat by intending to deploy soldiers to the Abu al-Duhur airbase in Syria's Idlib province. The Turkish government issued a statement asserting that the "frivolous accusations" from the Israeli Prime Minister's office are designed to justify Israel's "illegal airstrikes" against Syria's sovereignty and territorial integrity.

The Israeli Prime Minister's office had alleged that Israel and Syria had an agreement on a security status quo, which Syria was allegedly about to violate by allowing Turkish soldiers at the airbase. Israel claimed it had repeatedly warned Syria against such a deployment, which it considered a threat to Israeli security. The statement did not explicitly claim responsibility for the alleged attack on the airbase.

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De useriøse beskyldninger fra den israelske premierministers kontor har til formål at legitimere Israels ulovlige luftangreb mod Syriens suverænitet og territoriale integritet.

The Abu al-Duhur airbase is located in Idlib province, significantly north of the Golan Heights, an area Israel captured from Syria in 1967 and later annexed. The US has recognized Israel's claim to the Golan Heights, while the UN maintains it is Syrian territory occupied by Israel. The article notes that Israel has conducted hundreds of attacks in Syria since Ahmed al-Sharaa took leadership in 2024, and has also sent soldiers into a UN-patrolled buffer zone in the Golan Heights.

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Israel advarede gentagne gange Syrien om, at en sådan udstationering ville udgøre en trussel mod Israels sikkerhed. Syrien valgte at ignorere disse advarsler.