The facility is situated near the Damascus International Airport, though the exact cause of the event is undetermined. It remains unclear whether the power plant was hit by a targeted strike or suffered a mechanical accident.
Tuesday, October 20, 2026
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Explosion Hits Tishreen Power Station Near Damascus International Airport
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Alarms were triggered across Jordan on Tuesday following reports of a detonation in Syria. Iran's IRNA reported that sirens sounded in the neighboring state after a blast struck the Tishreen thermal power plant on September 30.
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