Flight Operations To Resume At Damascus Airport For First Time Since Assad's Ouster
Syria’s main airport in Damascus is to resume international flights from January 7, after commercial trips were halted following the ouster of President Bashar al-Assad. aid planes and foreign diplomatic delegations have already been landing in Syria. Domestic flights have also resumed. Pro-Assad forces abandoned the airport in the capital on December 8 as opposition fighters closed in on the city following a lightning offensive. n18oc_world n18oc_crux