Russian Military airbase
Syria /
Hhalab /
Ayn-al-Arab /
World
/ Syria
/ Hhalab
/ Ayn-al-Arab
, 22 km from center (عين العرب)
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.
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.
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Coordinates: 36°38'57"N 38°18'4"E
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- Sarrin plain 4 km
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