Shayrat Air Base

Shayrat, Syria

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Shayrat Air Base

Shayrat, Syria

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Syrian military air base with significant geopolitical history.

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Homs Governorate, Syria

Shayrat Air Base is a Syrian Arab Air Force installation located near the city of Homs in central Syria. It has served as an operational military airfield for the Syrian government throughout the country's civil war, hosting combat aircraft and serving as a logistical hub for military operations. The base gained international notoriety on April 7, 2017, when the United States military launched approximately 59 Tomahawk cruise missiles against the facility in response to a chemical weapons attack on Khan Shaykhun that the U.S. attributed to Syrian government forces. The strike damaged runways, aircraft, fuel depots, and infrastructure, though the base was repaired and returned to operation relatively quickly. Shayrat is a military-only installation with no civilian aviation functions. It has no scheduled commercial flights and operates exclusively under Syrian Arab Air Force authority.

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›Targeted by 59 U.S. Tomahawk cruise missiles on April 7, 2017.
›The strike was a response to the Khan Shaykhun chemical attack attributed to Syrian forces.
›The base was repaired and resumed operations within days of the 2017 strike.
›Operates exclusively as a Syrian Arab Air Force military installation.
›Located approximately 38 kilometers southeast of Homs city.

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