12 June 2022
Syria state media has confirmed that Damascus International Airport has suffered major damage – including to runways – following an Israeli missile attack.
The Syrian transport ministry said in a statement on Saturday that runways remained out of service at the capital’s airport following the attack on Friday, the state-run Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) reported.
The ministry said that flights are expected to resume “in corporation with air carriers” as soon as repair work is concluded, SANA reported.
The airport was targeted by a volley of missiles fired from the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights at approximately 4:20am local time (01:20 GMT) on Friday, state media reported.
Israel has carried out hundreds of air raids against its neighbour since war broke out in Syria in 2011, targeting government troops as well as allied Iran-backed forces and fighters from Lebanon’s Shia group Hezbollah.
