8/20/2026
Trump’s Syria envoy says Israeli air strikes on base ‘unnecessary escalation’
Filed by Deacon Rift
Tom Barrack, President Trump’s U.S. ambassador to Turkey and special envoy for Syria and Iraq, on Tuesday condemned Israeli air strikes on a Syrian air base as an “unnecessary escalation.” Israel carried out eight airstrikes on the Abu al-Duhur base’s runway and storage facilities, Syria’s state-run Ekhbariya news outlet reported, according to Reuters. A military…
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