Jirah Air Base (sometimes spelled al-Jarrah) is a small airbase of the Syrian Arab Air Force. After surrounding the airbase in the middle of January 2013, the base was captured by opposition fighters from Ahrar al-Sham and the Free Syrian Army on 12 February.[2][3] It fell under ISIL control in January 2014.[4] On 9 March 2017 the Syrian Army launched an assault to recapture the airbase.[5] On 12 May 2017, the SAA recaptured the airbase from ISIS in the Maskanah Plains offensive and had it fully secured by 29 May.[6] It was reopened in January 2023. A Syrian Air Defense Force unit is stationed there.
Jirah Air Base  | |
|---|---|
| Summary | |
| Airport type | Military |
| Owner | Syrian Armed Forces |
| Operator | Syrian Air Force |
| In use | Unknown–present |
| Coordinates | 36°5′51″N 37°56′25″E / 36.09750°N 37.94028°E |
| Map | |
  Jirah Air Base Location in Syria | |
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Jirah Air Base (OS62)". World Airport Codes.
- ^ "FSA captures Syrian regime's military airport near Aleppo". Al Arabiya. 13 February 2013.
- ^ "Rebels Overrun Military Airport in North Syria". Naharnet. Agence France Presse. 12 February 2013.
- ^ "IS 'loses key' Aleppo water station to army forces". BBC News. 7 March 2017.
- ^ "Syrian Army storms strategic airport in east Aleppo". Al-Masdar News. 10 March 2017. Archived from the original on 18 August 2019. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
- ^ Aboufadel, Leith (May 29, 2017). "Breaking: ISIL's last pocket near strategic airbase falls to Syrian Army in east Aleppo". Archived from the original on April 10, 2021. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
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