| Jirah Air Base | |
| Type: | Military |
| Owner: | Syrian Armed Forces |
| Operator: | Syrian Air Force |
| Used: | Unknown–present |
| Pushpin Map: | Syria |
| Pushpin Label: | Jirah Air Base |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Syria |
Jirah Air Base (sometimes spelled al-Jarrah) is a small airbase of the Syrian Arab Air Force. After surrounding the airbase in the middle of January 2013,[1] the base was captured by opposition fighters from Ahrar al-Sham and the Free Syrian Army on 12 February.[2] [3] It fell under ISIL control in January 2014.[4] On 9 March 2017 the Syrian Army launched an assault to recapture the airbase.[5] On 12 May 2017, the SAA recaptured the airbase from ISIS in the Maskanah Plains offensive and had it fully secured by 29 May.[6] It was reopened in January 2023. A Syrian Air Defense Force unit is stationed there.