Second time in a week, IAF bombs Syrian airport

September 7, 2022 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
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The Israeli Air Force (IAF) bombed the airport in Allepo on Tuesday night for the second time in a week, Syrian media reported.

Aleppo Airport

Syria’s official SANA news agency reported that the Israeli strike targeted the Aleppo international airport from the direction of the Mediterranean Sea and damaged the airport’s runway, putting it out of service.

Last Wednesday, the IAF targeted Aleppo international airport with a number of missiles, causing material damage to the airport, the first such attack since March 2019.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) quoted its sources in the country who reported hearing loud explosions in the vicinity of the Al-Malkiyah neighbourhood near Aleppo International Airport due to the Israeli airstrikes on warehouses of the Iranian-backed militias, destroying the warehouses.

Furthermore, Israeli missiles hit the runway at Aleppo International Airport, and at least two missiles hit the vicinity of the airport, causing “huge material damage.”

According to the SOHR’s count, this is the 24th Israeli attack in Syria in 2022.

Iran routinely attempts to arm the Lebanon-based Hezbollah with advanced weapons. Israel has exposed and thwarted multiple attempts by Iran to transfer game-changing weapons to Hezbollah, including by air shipments from Iran, through Damascus Airport.

Over the years, the IAF has carried out thousands of attacks to thwart the Iranian entrenchment in the war-torn country and to prevent Hezbollah from accumulating advanced weapons.

According to the SOHR, the IAF conducted 29 strikes in Syria throughout 2021. The attacks hit 71 targets and killed 130 people, including 125 combatants from the Syrian military, Hezbollah and Iranian-backed Shiite militias.

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One Response to “Second time in a week, IAF bombs Syrian airport”
  1. william h rocheblave says:

    well, if they don’t stop Iran and Hezbollah, they will wipe out Israel. Hey, are well justified in what they’re doing.

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