{
  "id": 1758853,
  "title": "Trump's Syria envoy says Israeli air strikes on base ‘unnecessary escalation’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/trumps-syria-envoy-says-israeli-air-strikes-on-base-unnecessary",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-18T17:01:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/policy/international/6035420-tom-barrack-condemns-israel-syria-strikes/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "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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      {
        "outlet": "Ajel English",
        "title": "GCC chief condemns Israeli strikes on Syria as violation of international norms",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/gcc-chief-condemns-israeli-strikes-on-syria-as-violation-of",
        "published": "2026-08-18T18:10:04.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}