Trump envoy 'deeply concerned' by Israeli strikes on Syrian air base
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US Special Envoy for Syria Tom Barrack denounced Israeli air strikes on the Abu al-Duhur military base as an 'unnecessary escalation,' warning they undermine regional stability. He noted that the Al-Sharaa government has neither pursued aggressive policies nor maintained proxy forces, repeatedly signaling a preference for de-escalation with Israel.
US special envoy for Syria Tom Barrack defended the Syrian government on Tuesday after Israeli air strikes targeted the Abu al-Duhur military air base in northern Syria, calling it an "unnecessary escalation".
"The Al-Sharaa government has neither adopted a predatory posture nor maintained proxy forces. It has, in fact, repeatedly indicated a preference for de-escalation with Israel," he wrote on X.
"We are deeply concerned," he added. "[This] does not advance regional stability."
"The Al-Sharaa government has neither adopted a predatory posture nor maintained proxy forces. It has, in fact, repeatedly indicated a preference for de-escalation with Israel," he wrote on X.
"We are deeply concerned," he added. "[This] does not advance regional stability."
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