Russian Military airbase

Syria / Hhalab / Ayn-al-Arab /
 military airbase, military, 2016_construction, 21st century construction, 2010s construction

Exact location of US airbase built in 2016, near the village of Sabit, 35 km south of Kobani, to support SDF operations against ISIS.
Sources:
press23.com/?p=10037
www.basnews.com/index.php/en/news/middle-east/289288
twitter.com/KonstantinKlug/status/848267052120977409

By June 2017 around 150, C-17/C-130s landed on the airbase to supply the International Coalitions operation against ISIS in Raqqa.

The US left the base on 20 October 2019 as Turkey began invading Kurdish regions nearby. Russian troops moved in and captured it.
Nearby cities:
Coordinates:   36°38'57"N   38°18'4"E
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