Abandoned base?
Bro, the Abu-al-Dahur military airport is the airport where TSK officers carry out maintenace and repairs for the fighter jets of the Syrian Air Force; it wont be inaccurate that Abu-Al-Dahur airport is the ONLY functioning military airport housing the remaining few functional fighter jets that Syria has
It is also one of the bases where TSK personnel stay in
This strike, just 70 km from the Turkish border, is a final warning to Erdogan to stop arming Syria with certain capabilities or all TSK assets and soldiers in Syria are dead. Mind you that this strike came after Syrian sources released a video showing the first flight of functioning Sukhoi fighter jets being operated by Syrian pilots. Israel has legitimate reason to be scared since if not stopped now, then 5-10 years from now and the Syrian flag may actually fly over the Golan heights again; something that Israel will never allow
I just read this . It claims to be abandoned base.
People need to stop pretending this is some shocking escalation. Israel does this because they know Türkiye won’t escalate. Erdogan, like every Islamist government, avoids direct confrontation with Israel. Even if a base was full of children, AKP would still avoid a real response. Same story with Iran. Everyone talks big, nobody acts.
The bigger problem is what I said earlier... our presence in Syria is still limited to certain zones. Until Türkiye has a full, nationwide footprint , military, political, or administrative... strikes like this will keep happening. Israel knows exactly where the red lines are, and they know these empty-base hits won’t trigger anything. It’s basically them testing patience because the map still treats Syria as a grey area.
And realistically, what can Türkiye do right now? We don’t even have KAAN in service yet, and Israel is backed by the US and Europe. A full takeover of Syria is the only scenario that would actually change the equation, but that’s a massive commitment.
So what’s left? Either Israel keeps doing whatever they want and we just absorb it, or we finally show that Syria isn’t a free-for-all. As much as I laugh at AKP’s cowardice, this whole situation is a bad look for Türkiye and for all Turks.