US envoy for Syria Tom Barrack had earlier slammed an Israeli attack on a disused air base in northwestern Syria, which Israel has accused Türkiye of seeking to use.

DAMASCUS: Israel carried out a fresh strike in Syria on Saturday (Aug 22) and lambasted US envoy Tom Barrack for criticising an earlier attack on an air base in the northwest, which Israel has accused Turkey of seeking to use.US envoy for Syria Tom Barrack on Tuesday slammed

The US said Israel’s Aug 18 attack on an air base was an “unnecessary escalation". Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The US slammed Israel’s attack as an “unnecessary escalation that does not advance regional stability”. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

A US envoy said Israel struck Syria's Abu Duhur air base without warning Washington or Turkiye. The move nearly sparked a wider confrontation and deepened Turkish-Israeli tensions.