The Israeli defense establishment has identified an accelerated rehabilitation of the Syrian air force under President Ahmad al-Sharaa, including a first Sukhoi fighter jet exercise in northern Syria within the past day, according to security sources. The assessment adds that Syria is receiving support from Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Russia, France, and other regional states.
The Israeli defense establishment has issued an updated assessment detailing the accelerated rehabilitation of the Syrian air force under President Ahmad al-Sharaa, according to security sources. The assessment indicates that Syria conducted its first exercise using Sukhoi fighter jets in the northern part of the country within the past 24 hours, alongside ongoing recruitment of new pilots and training using training aircraft and helicopters.
As The Zioneer reported on Monday, August 10, a previous assessment by journalist Blumenthal had already identified the same accelerated rehabilitation and the first Sukhoi exercise. The new report adds specific details on international support for the Syrian military rebuilding, naming Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Russia, France, and other regional states as providing backing to the al-Sharaa government.
The assessment underscores growing Israeli concern over Syria's military reconstruction under the new leadership and the involvement of multiple foreign powers in the process. No further details on the scope of foreign support or the timing of the exercise beyond the past 24 hours were provided by the sources.
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