U.S. Issues Notam Banning Flights Over Syria
Recent Notam includes all flights by U.S.-registered aircraft in Damascus FIR.

Last week’s FAA notice to airmen (Notam) restricting U.S. operators from flying in the Damascus Flight Information Region, which includes all of Syria, is further evidence the agency is watching airspace over the world’s hotspots more closely since the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine in June.