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Shayrat Airbase. Coordinates: 34°29′24″N 36°54′32″E. Shayrat Airbase ( FAA LID: OS65) is home to the Syrian Air Force 50th Air Brigade located in Homs. It has two runways and around 40 hardened aircraft shelters . Squadrons. The brigade consists of three fighter squadrons: 675th Fighter Squadron ( MIG-23s) 677th Fighter Squadron ( SU-22s)
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The Shayrat and Tiyas airbase ambush was an armed attack on...
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Shayrat ( Arabic: الشعيرات, romanized : ash-Shuʿayrāt, also...
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On the morning of 7 April 2017, the United States launched 59 Tomahawk cruise missiles from the Mediterranean Sea into Syria, aimed at Shayrat Airbase controlled by the Syrian government. [7] [8] [9] The strike was executed on the authorization of U.S. President Donald Trump , as a direct response to the Khan Shaykhun chemical attack that ...
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Apr 7, 2017 · Shayrat airbase was hit by US strikes early Friday. From chemical storage allegations to the amount of damage caused, here’s what we know about the base.
Shayrat Air Base: Shayrat, al-Riqama Subdistrict Homs: Military 0 2 40 675 Squadron MiG-23MF/UM 677 Squadron Su-22M-2 685 Squadron Su-22M-4: Tabqa Military Airbase: Tabqa, al-Tabqa Subdistrict Raqqa: Military 0 1 18 12 Squadron MiG-21MF/UM 24 Brigade Mi-8
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Apr 7, 2017 · Shayrat airbase was the target of the US' first deliberate direct attack on Syrian forces since the start of the war six years ago. So why was it chosen? Some 59 cruise missiles were fired at...
