Coverage dated October 11, 2023

Twin Attacks Hit Syrian Airports, Damascus Blames Israel

Headline from Wall Street Journal

Simultaneous airstrikes hit Syria's international airports in Damascus and Aleppo damaging the runways, Syria’s state-run TV reported Thursday, blaming neighboring Israel for the attacks. Syrian air defenses were responding to the attacks, which rendered both airports non-operational, according to

Wall Street Journal's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

Reports & sources

10 articles, oldest first.

  1. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Syria says Israeli airstrikes hit airports in Damascus and Aleppo, damaging their runways (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Minneapolis Star Tribune's feed description

    Syrian state media reported that Israeli airstrikes on Thursday hit the international airports of the Syrian capital Damascus and the northern city of Aleppo, damaging their runways and putting them out of service.

  2. The Times of Israel

  3. The Times of Israel

  4. Wall Street Journal

    Twin Attacks Hit Syrian Airports, Damascus Blames Israel (opens Wall Street Journal)

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    Wall Street Journal's feed description

    Simultaneous airstrikes hit Syria's international airports in Damascus and Aleppo damaging the runways, Syria’s state-run TV reported Thursday, blaming neighboring Israel for the attacks. Syrian air defenses were responding to the attacks, which rendered both airports non-operational, according to

  5. Al Jazeera

    Israel cripples Syria’s two main airports in attacks: Syrian state media (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Damascus and Aleppo airports knocked out of service in Israeli attacks, state news agency SANA says.

  6. Al-Monitor

    Syria's two main airports out of service after Israel strikes: state media (opens Al-Monitor)

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    Al-Monitor's feed description

    Israeli strikes knocked Syria's two main airports out of service on Thursday, Syrian state media said, in the first such attack since a weekend Hamas onslaught on Israel triggered fierce fighting.Israeli strikes have repeatedly caused the grounding of flights at the airports in the capital Damascus …

  7. The Times of Israel

    Syria says Israeli airstrikes hit Damascus, Aleppo airports (opens The Times of Israel)

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    The Times of Israel's feed description

    Local media report runways hit in both locations, putting them out of service; Syrian military source accuses Israel of trying to divert attention from Gaza war

  8. PJ Media

    BREAKING: Israel Bombs Damascus Airport, Reportedly Preventing Iranian Foreign Minister, Weapons From Landing (opens PJ Media)

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    PJ Media's feed description

    Israeli missiles bombed landing strips at Syria’s Damascus Airport and at its second-largest airport in Aleppo. It is likely no coincidence that a Meraj Airlines passenger jet reportedly carryin...

  9. Legal Insurrection

    Israeli Airstrikes Disable Main Syrian Airports as Death Toll From Hamas Terror Attack Surpasses 1300 (opens Legal Insurrection)

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    Legal Insurrection's feed description

    "Alleged Israeli airstrikes targeted the international airports in Aleppo and Damascus, putting both out of service on Thursday."

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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