Tom Barrack, who also served as the U.S. ambassador to Turkey, said the Israeli strike on the Abu Duhur air base this week came without advance warning to Washington
High-level Israeli and Syrian officials met Sunday in an effort to lower the temperature between the countries after a recent airbase bombing , according to two sources with knowledge of the matter. Why it matters: The meeting between Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani and the director of Israel's Mossad spy agency, Roman Gofman, took place days after an Israeli strike on a Syrian airbase sharply escalated tensions between the two countries. - The Israeli prime minister's office declined to comment and a spokesperson for al-Shaibani did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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.
Feehan was one of four U.S. service members killed during an enemy attack at an airbase in Jordan.
This comes after seven nights of U.S. strikes on Iran.
President Donald Trump announced "major combat operations" against Iran on Feb. 28, with massive joint U.S.-Israeli strikes.