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Israel-Palestine-Jordan
Israeli Air Force carried out seven strikes on airports in Damascus and Aleppo
2023-10-23
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[Regnum] On the morning of October 22, Israeli aviation carried out strikes on the airfields of Nairab in Aleppo and Duvali in Damascus in Syria, as a result of which the runways were partially damaged and the operation of these facilities was disrupted, the deputy head of the Russian center for the reconciliation of warring parties in this Arab world told reporters. Republic (TsPVS) Rear Admiral Vadim Kulit.

According to him, three F-15 tactical fighters and four F-16 aircraft of the same class took part in the attack. Israeli aircraft fired at airfields from the Mediterranean Sea, without entering Syrian airspace.

Kulit clarified that the strikes were carried out from 05:22 to 05:33 local time (the same as Moscow time).

As Regnum reported, on the morning of October 22, the Syrian agency SANA informed about the attacks on the airports of Damascus and Aleppo. The military department told reporters that an employee of the Damascus air harbor was killed as a result of the attacks . In addition, another employee of this airport was injured.

The Syrian Ministry of Transport announced that domestic and international flights served by Damascus and Aleppo airports have been transferred to Latakia airport.

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