Turkiye says it will keep supporting Syrian military capacity development after Israeli strikes

Above ,a member of Syrian government forces stands guard the Abu Al-Duhur military air base area in Idlib province in 2018. (AFP file photo)
  • Turkish defense ministry: There ​was ‌no Turkish military delegation ‌at the air base hit by Israel before or during ‌the air strikes

ANKARA: Turkiye will continue supporting Syria’s efforts ​to develop its own military capacity and infrastructure, the defense ministry said on Thursday, after Israel ‌carried out ‌air ​strikes ‌on ⁠a ​Syrian air ⁠base and warned Ankara against what it called “dangerous adventures” there.
At its weekly ⁠briefing, the ‌ministry ‌said there ​was ‌no Turkish military delegation ‌at the air base hit by Israel before or during ‌the air strikes, and reiterated Ankara’s ⁠call ⁠for the international community to take more concrete and effective measures against Israel’s actions, which it said threatened regional peace and ​stability.
“We state that there was no Turkish military delegation at the Abu Al-Duhur air base before or during the attack carried out by Israel against that base in Syria,” a defense ministry official told journalists.