Asharq Alawsat daily reported on Friday that the Free Syrian Army has warned airlines to realize the flights to Damascus and Aleppo, saying rebel forces could begin attacking airports in the two cities as early as next Tuesday.
“The civil airports of Damascus and Aleppo may become targets of FSA attacks beginning on Tuesday next week, since they are being used by the criminal regime for military aviation to carry out strikes against Syrian rebels,” the report said citing the FSA announcements.
As stated in the FSA announcements, the Syrian forces have started using the civil airports for military aviation which is totally prohibited.
According to some analysts, the rebel statement was mainly aimed at drawing attention to the regime’s use of civil airports for military aviation, which is a violation of international agreements.
In the end, the paper recalls that according to the international agreement the use of the civil airports for military aviation is prohibited.
