Syria accuses 'Israel' of striking Idlib military airfield

• Unidentified aircraft strike Abu Duhur airport.
• Airstrikes hit Syrian military site in Idlib.
• No casualties reported after strikes.
• 'Israeli' military declines comment on attack.

Syrian state media accused 'Israel' of carrying out an airstrike on an out-of-service military airfield in the country's northwestern province of Idlib early Tuesday.

Citing an unidentified military source, Syrian state television reported that 'Israeli' aircraft targeted the infrastructure of the Abu Duhur military airport, striking the site multiple times.

" 'Israeli' occupation aircraft early this morning targeted the runway of the Abu Duhur military airport... with eight strikes," the military source quoted by Syrian state television stated. The source added that "the attack resulted in material damage to the airport’s infrastructure, without causing casualties."

Unidentified aircraft struck an out-of-service military airfield in Syria's northwestern province of Idlib early Tuesday morning, targeting a site where personnel from the country's defense ministry are currently deployed.

According to a security source speaking to AFP on condition of anonymity, the airstrikes targeted the Abu Duhur military airport in the eastern countryside of Idlib.

The facility sustained heavy damage during Syria's civil war and has been out of operational service since 2012, but remains protected by defense ministry forces.

No casualties were immediately reported, and no entity has claimed responsibility for the operation.

Security dynamics

When questioned about the strikes in northwest Syria, the 'Israeli' military stated "no comment" to AFP.

'Israel' has launched hundreds of strikes inside Syria since the December 2024 toppling of longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad by forces whom it considers extremists.

The US-led international coalition against Daesh has also previously executed airstrikes targeting senior figures in Syria's northwest region.

Syria is now a member of that international coalition.

The current authorities in Damascus took control of the Abu Duhur facility after assuming power. Prior to that, the airfield had been held by al-Assad's forces since late 2018, following its initial capture by armed factions three years earlier during the wider conflict in Idlib province.

Persistent border tensions

The strike follows a pattern of heightened 'Israeli' military activity inside Syria since the December 2024 overthrow of former president Bashar al-Assad.

According to war monitors and security sources, 'Israeli' forces have targeted key Syrian military installations and airfields across the country.

Additionally, 'Israeli' troops advanced into the United Nations-patrolled buffer zone in the 'Israeli'-occupied Golan Heights—a demilitarized area that had separated the opposing militaries under a 1974 agreement.

'Israeli' officials have publicly declared their intention to maintain forces within a designated "security zone" in southern Syria, aiming to establish a broader demilitarized area along the frontier.

The new governing authorities in Damascus have repeatedly condemned these border incursions and military strikes, calling them a direct violation of Syrian national sovereignty.

This article has been updated according to the developments.