Al Jira military airfield
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The military airfield al-Jira or Jirah is a northern Syrian military airfield about 25 km east of Dair Hafir , Aleppo governorate , on trunk road 4, and a few km west of Lake Assad . The runway is 10,180 ft (approx. 3,100 m) long.
Prior to 2013, the airfield was mainly used as a training airfield for the Syrian Air Force . In February 2013, the military base with a handful of airworthy L-39 Albatros light ground attack and training aircraft fell into the hands of Ahrar al-Sham and the Free Syrian Army . In January 2014, the base fell to ISIS . In March 2017, the Syrian army sought to retake it .
Web links
- https://www.world-airport-codes.com/syria/jirah-air-base-74805.html
- http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/syria/airfields.htm
- Aerial view of the airfield from 1984
Individual evidence
- ^ The Islamic State Air Force - some perspective, please , Rick Francona, October 18, 2014
- ^ The Syrian Arab Air Force, Beware of its Wings , Bellingcat , January 16, 2015
- ↑ The FSA surrounding al Jarrah Military Airport on YouTube FNN Syria News, Aleppo January 19, 2013
- ↑ FSA captures Syrian regime's military airport near Aleppo . In: Al Arabiya , February 13, 2013. Archived from the original on March 12, 2017 Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved March 29, 2017.
- ^ Rebels Overrun Military Airport in North Syria . In: Naharnet , February 12, 2013.
- ↑ IS 'loses key' Aleppo water station to army forces . In: BBC News , March 7, 2017.
- ^ Syrian Army storms strategic airport in east Aleppo . In: Al-Masdar News , March 10, 2017.
