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Syria says Israeli strike hits Aleppo airport, puts it out of service

Aug 29, 2023

Damascus [Syria], August 29: The Syrian government said Aleppo's airport in northern Syria was put out of service by an Israeli airstrike at dawn, state media and monitor group said on Monday.
The Syrian General Authority of Civil Aviation said because "of the Israeli aggression that targeted Aleppo International Airport - at dawn today - the airport is now out of service and all scheduled flights were diverted to Damascus and Latakia airports."
The Civil Authority said its technical teams and engineers began to inspect "the damage at the airport runway and started to remove the effects of the aggression in preparation for its repair." The state-run Syrian News agency (SANA), citing a military source said "at approximately 4:30 am Monday, the Israeli enemy carried out an air aggression from the direction of the Mediterranean Sea, west of Latakia, targeting Aleppo International Airport," causing damage to its runway.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the Israeli strikes also targeted weapons depots belonging to pro-Iranian militias at the Nairab military airport, which is part of Aleppo airport. (DPA)
Source: Qatar Tribune

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