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  "id": 1764280,
  "title": "U.S. envoy to Syria condemns Israeli strikes on military base in country",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/u-s-envoy-to-syria-condemns-israeli-strikes-on-military-base-in",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-18T17:57:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Haaretz",
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    "url": "https://www.haaretz.com/middle-east-news/syria/2026-08-18/ty-article/.premium/u-s-envoy-to-syria-condemns-israeli-strikes-on-military-base-in-country/000001a0-158a-df40-afe2-9dfbcff90000"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The US envoy to Syria, Tom Barrack, has condemned Israeli air strikes on a Syrian air base as an \"unnecessary escalation\". The strikes, which occurred early on Tuesday, hit the Abu al-Duhur base in northwestern Syria's Idlib province, targeting the runway and storage facilities with eight airstrikes.\n\nAccording to Al-Ikhbariya, a Syrian state-run broadcaster, the attacks damaged infrastructure but did not cause casualties. The facility has been out of service as a dedicated military base for over a decade, but has reportedly been used as a training center for Syria's new army since 2024.\n\nThe strikes came after a Turkish military delegation visited the airfield, as part of efforts to reactivate the base, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitor and Al-Araby Al-Jadeed. Israel has not officially commented on the attacks.",
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        "title": "Syria accuses Israel of striking military airfield",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/syria-accuses-israel-of-striking-military-airfield",
        "published": "2026-08-18T11:15:14.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Syria, US say Israel struck military air base in Idlib province",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/syria-us-say-israel-struck-military-air-base-in-idlib-province",
        "published": "2026-08-18T13:17:44.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Al-Monitor",
        "title": "Syria, US say Israel struck military air base in Idlib province",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/syria-us-say-israel-struck-military-air-base-in-idlib-province-1721205",
        "published": "2026-08-18T13:30:28.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Politico EU",
        "title": "Trump’s Syria envoy calls Israeli air strikes on base ‘unnecessary escalation’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/trumps-syria-envoy-calls-israeli-air-strikes-on-base-unnecessary",
        "published": "2026-08-18T14:26:59.000Z"
      },
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        "outlet": "DW English (Top Stories)",
        "title": "Syria, US condemn Israeli strikes on military base",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/syria-us-condemn-israeli-strikes-on-military-base",
        "published": "2026-08-18T14:27:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "U.S. diplomat calls Israeli strikes on Syria base \"unnecessary escalation\"",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/u-s-diplomat-calls-israeli-strikes-on-syria-base-unnecessary",
        "published": "2026-08-18T14:45:04.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Ajel English",
        "title": "US Syria envoy criticizes Israeli airstrikes on Idlib as unnecessary escalation",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/us-syria-envoy-criticizes-israeli-airstrikes-on-idlib-as-unnecessary",
        "published": "2026-08-18T15:16:57.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Tempo.co English",
        "title": "Syria, US Condemn Israeli Strikes on Military Base",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/syria-us-condemn-israeli-strikes-on-military-base-1741353",
        "published": "2026-08-18T15:57:59.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Saudi Gazette",
        "title": "Saudi Arabia condemns Israeli airstrikes targeting Syria’s Abu al-Duhur military airport",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/saudi-arabia-condemns-israeli-airstrikes-targeting-syrias-abu-al",
        "published": "2026-08-18T17:43:36.000Z"
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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."
}