(Syrian Observatory for Human Rights-UK) Sources at Damascus International Airport have confirmed that maintenance work on the airport runway, control tower, navigation lights and old terminals is in full swing and will continue for two weeks or more due to damage to the airport following the Israeli attack at dawn last Friday. Buildings targeted by Israeli strikes included those in which Iranian weapons are temporarily stored, before being transferred to Iranian headquarters in areas south of Damascus. The northern runway was put out of service after the strikes targeted three warehouses of Iranian-backed militias. The northern runway was the only runway in service after the southern runway was put out of service in 2021 due to Israeli strikes which targeted shipments and warehouses of Iranian-backed militias.
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