Al-Dumayr Air Base Explained

Al-Dumayr Air Base
Type:Military
Owner:Syrian Armed Forces
Operator:Syrian Arab Air Force
Location:Al-Dumayr, Rif Dimashq Governorate
Used:Unknown–present
Pushpin Map:Syria
Pushpin Label:Al-Dumayr Air Base
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Syria
R1-Number:00/00
R1-Length-M:3150
R1-Length-F:0,000
R1-Surface:Concrete

Al-Dumayr Air Base is a Syrian Arab Air Force installation located 40 kilometers north-east of Damascus, Syria.[1]

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 February 22, 2018, Jaysh al-Islam bombed the airbase in an effort to weaken Syrian attacks on the rebel held enclave.

On 21 June 2022, four Syrian soldiers were killed near the airbase following an ambush by Islamic State fighters.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Al-Dumayr Military Airport.
  2. Web site: After death of 26 soldiers and militiamen in separate attacks Regime forces launch large-scale campaign targeting ISIS cells in southern Al-Raqqah. 24 June 2022. Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.