Al-Dumayr Air Base
Airport in Al-Dumayr, Rif Dimashq Governorate
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Al-Dumayr Air Base (Arabic: مطار الضمير العسكري) is a Syrian Air Force installation located 40 kilometers north-east of Damascus, Syria.[1]
AirporttypeMilitary
Owner
Syrian Armed Forces
Syrian Armed ForcesOperatorSyrian Air Force
LocationAl-Dumayr, Rif Dimashq Governorate
Al-Dumayr Air Base .svg) مطار الضمير العسكري | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Military | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | Syrian Armed Forces | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Syrian Air Force | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Al-Dumayr, Rif Dimashq Governorate | ||||||||||||||
| In use | Unknown–present | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°36′35″N 36°44′56″E | ||||||||||||||
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The airbase was used extensively by the Syrian Arab Air Forces and Iranian Armed Forces during the Syrian Civil War.
History
The base was used to support the army campaign on Eastern Ghouta. On 22 February 2018, Jaysh al-Islam bombed the airbase in an effort to weaken Syrian attacks on the rebel held enclave.[2]
On 21 June 2022, four Syrian soldiers were killed near the airbase following an ambush by Islamic State fighters.[3]
During the fall of Damascus, Burkan al-Furat seized the base from the Ba'athist regime.[4]
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