Israel strikes an air base in Syria to prevent Turkish troops from deploying

Israel struck an air base in northwest Syria early Tuesday, saying it aimed to prevent Turkish troops from deploying there. Turkey, which has close ties with the Syrian government and has been providing assistance to Syria's military.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/1200x792+0+0/resize/1200x792!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F8a%2Fab%2F1fe0496b43468c2021ea41c24044%2Fap26219409087588.jpg' alt='This is a locator map for Syria with its capital, Damascus.'/><p>Israel struck an air base in northwest Syria early Tuesday, saying it aimed to prevent Turkish troops from deploying there. Turkey, which has close ties with the Syrian government and has been providing assistance to Syria's military.</p><p>(Image credit: AP Photo)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5937400' />