The Free Syria Army took control of crucial military Airports in central Syria
The US-backed Free Syria Army (FSA) announced its deployment at the al Seen military airport in the eastern Damascus countryside, confirming that its members are currently working to secure the airport and prevent any attempts at sabotage or destabilization.
This move is part of the faction’s escalating activity in the south and the Syrian desert.
In a statement on X, the FSA confirmed the continuation of its operations “day and night to protect civilians and prevent ISIS from accessing weapons or threatening security,” while emphasizing full coordination with the US-led international coalition forces.
It’s worth noting that al Seen military airport, which has previously been used extensively by the Syrian Air Force, is the second airbase controlled by the FSA after al Dumayr airport.
The airport is classified as one of the largest air bases in Syria, and includes approximately 36 aircraft hangars and two runways totaling 3 kilometers in length.
The Airport carries extremely important strategic dimensions, especially since its located near the M5 international highway linking Damascus and Aleppo, and was previously a pivotal point within the Syrian regime’s air defense system.
Thus, controlling the airport could form part of a broader project to partition the country, including the implementation of a plan known in the media as the “David’s Corridor,” which is believed to represent an Israeli-US vision to establish a zone of influence extending from southern Syria to the east, whereby US forces would gradually be replaced by Israeli forces.
The reality of Israeli airstrikes over the past years, which have targeted most Syrian military airports with the exception of al Seen and al Dumayr airports, therefore, to reinforce the hypothesis of undeclared coordination to ensure the neutralization of these sites for future targets.
Washington is seeking to impose an independent zone of influence far removed from the control of the transitional authority in Damascus, through allied factions such as the Free Syria Army, which is primarily based at the al Tanf base and is carrying out gradual operations to secure vital air and logistical corridors.
Therefore, controlling these airports will enable the United States to tighten its grip on the military transport nexus extending from Amman to Deir al Zour, bypassing Damascus.
This would give Washington strategic superiority in the region, amid the declining roles of Iran and Russia and the weakness of the new authority in Damascus.
As for the alleged plan for establishing what is known as the “David’s Corridor,” which previously viewed as a mere hypothesis or conspiracy theory, now this project became a feasible project.
This trend is supported by the complete Iranian withdrawal from some areas, the collapse of the remaining structures of the old regime, and the large security and military gap left behind by that collapse.
According to observers, this corridor is based on creating a geographical strip extending from the Jordanian-Israeli border through southern Syria, then eastward to areas under Kurdish control, linking with Iraqi Kurdistan.
Israel is paving the way for it by establishing a road network within some Druze villages and sensitive areas in southern Syria.
Some analysts believe that what is happening is a “soft disintegration” of central sovereignty, whereby Syrian geography is treated as separate units of influence, subject to regional and international interests and alliances.
This model—although not officially announced—is similar to the situation witnessed in Iraqi Kurdistan in the 1990s, but it’s now taking place in a security and logistical form without political cover.
