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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Rosie Slater

US condemns ‘unnecessary escalation’ after Israeli strikes on Syrian airbase

A picture taken from the Abu Duhur military airport in Idlib province, on January 21, 2018 shows smoke billowing in the foreground. - (AFP/Getty)

Israeli airstrikes targeting the Abu al-Duhur military airbase in north-western Syria represent an "unnecessary escalation" that fails to advance regional stability, according to the US special presidential envoy for Syria and Iraq.

Writing in a post on X on Tuesday, Ambassador Tom Barrack said the United States remained deeply concerned by the strikes, adding that Washington was urging all involved parties to prioritise "logical discourse" over further military incidents.

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