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Security & Justice
Lebanon’s Border Villages Face Renewed Devastation Amid Israeli Withdrawal
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Opinion
Lebanon After the Assads
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Europe’s Syrian Dilemma
The news of the sudden and unexpected demise of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria has met a mixed response in Europe. The jubilation that a murderous dictator and close ally of Russia and Iran has fallen is not just good for the Syrian people but serves as a morale booster for Eastern Europeans wondering whether Russia can be defeated
Wednesday, December 18, 2024
Sports
Cristiano Ronaldo Unveils New Private Jet Worth $73 Million
Cristiano Ronaldo, one of the richest global athletes, has unveiled his upgraded private jet reportedly worth $73 million. With its top-notch design, exceptional speed and range of 7500 nautical miles, the Gulfstream G650 is among the fastest jets in the world.
Monday, December 16, 2024
Guardiola Accepts Man City May Need to Sign More Players to Cope with Schedule
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola believes he will need a bigger squad to handle soccer’s ever-expanding fixture schedule.
Saturday, December 14, 2024
Wednesday 7 September 2022 11:28:03
Syria: Second Israeli Attack in a Week Damages Aleppo Airport
An Israeli air attack on Aleppo airport in Syria’s north has damaged the runway and taken it out of service, the Syrian state media said quoting a military source in the wake of the second reported attack on the airport in less than a week.
The Israel missile attack was launched from the Mediterranean Sea, west of the coastal city of Latakia, at 8:16 pm local time (17:16 GMT), the SANA news agency said on Tuesday.
Syrian air defenses intercepted Israeli missiles, downing several of them, the SANA said.
It made no mention of casualties but only reported “material damage”.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, an opposition war monitor, said on Wednesday that three people had been killed in the attack and that the target was a warehouse in the airport compound used by an Iran-backed militia.
The transport ministry said all flights will be diverted to the capital, Damascus. The private airliner Cham Wings said in a statement that it is diverting all its flights from Aleppo to the international airport of Damascus. It added that passengers will be shuttled by buses for free between the two cities.
The United Kingdom-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which relies on a vast network of sources on the ground for its information, the air raid also destroyed warehouses belonging to Iran-backed fighters.
Al Jazeera could not independently verify the claims of the attacks, but Israel has carried out hundreds of attacks inside Syria since 2011.
The Aleppo airport suffered material damage in Israeli missile attacks on August 31, according to the Syrian state media.
Last week’s strike tore a hole in the runway and also damaged a structure close to the military side of the airfield, satellite photos analyzed by The Associated Press showed.
Syria’s foreign minister last week said the attack “completely destroyed the navigation station with its equipment”.
Israel has carried out hundreds of attacks on targets inside government-controlled parts of Syria since the 2011 uprising against President Bashar al-Assad, but rarely acknowledges or discusses such operations. Israel has acknowledged, however, that it targets bases of Iran-allied fighter groups such as Hezbollah, which has sent thousands of fighters to support al-Assad’s forces.
In June, Israeli air raids temporarily put Damascus International Airport out of commission.
