Syria’s Aleppo airport to reopen after Israel strikes
September 9, 2022, 12:45 pm

Syria’s Aleppo airport to reopen after Israel strikes

Aleppo, or "Halab" in Arabic, is one of world's oldest continually inhabited cities, being mentioned in Egyptian texts from the 20th Century BC - Text. BBC/Photo. Pixabay

Flights were to resume from Aleppo Friday (Sep 9) after repairs were carried out to Syria’s second largest airport following an Israeli air strike earlier this week, the AFP reported, the Arab news said.

The Israeli air attack on Syria's Aleppo airport on Tuesday (Sep 6) has damaged the runway and taken the airport out of service

Damage to the main runway in Tuesday’s raid had put the airport out of service but the transport ministry said repairs had now been completed and the airport was ready to reopen.
In a statement carried by the state SANA news agency, the ministry said that air traffic would resume from midday (0900 GMT).

The Israeli strike, which Britain-based war monitor the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said targeted a warehouse used by Iran-backed militias, was the second to hit the airport in just a week.

Israeli raids on the vicinity of the port of Latakia/Facebook page

The Israel missile attack was launched from the Mediterranean Sea, west of the coastal city of Latakia, at 8:16 p.m. local time (1716 GMT).

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Since civil war erupted in Syria in 2011, Israel has carried out hundreds of strikes against its northern neighbor, targeting government troops as well as allied Iran-backed forces and Hezbollah fighters.

While Israel rarely comments on individual strikes, it has acknowledged carrying out hundreds. It says its air campaign is necessary to stop arch-foe Iran gaining a foothold on its doorstep.

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