US says intelligence behind Israeli strike on Syria air base was wrong

The United States has asserted that the intelligence guiding an Israeli airstrike on a Syrian military airbase earlier this week was flawed. U.S. Ambassador to Turkiye, Tom Barrack, stated that Israel had received information suggesting Turkey might be transferring military assets to the Abu al-Duhur Military Airbase in Idlib province.

“

We consulted our intelligence agencies, and the answer we received was that this claim was not true.

Ambassador Barrack explained that Israel shared this intelligence with Washington, where U.S. agencies analyzed it. The U.S. intelligence assessment concluded that the claim of Turkish military movements was not accurate. Barrack suggested there might have been a miscommunication within the Israeli military and intelligence apparatus, emphasizing that neither the U.S. nor Turkey were notified of the impending strike.

“

There may have been “a miscommunication” among the Israeli army, Mossad and prime minister’s office.

The Israeli Prime Minister's office, however, claimed that Turkish soldiers were attempting to occupy the base and deploy military installations. Syrian officials reported that Israeli warplanes conducted eight attacks targeting the runway and an inactive hangar structure at the abandoned airbase. Details regarding casualties or injuries from the strike were not immediately available.

“

Turkish soldiers were trying to settle at the base and were deploying military installations moving southward.