Tiyas Military Airbase
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Tiyas Military Airbase is a major Syrian air force installation in central Syria that has served as a key hub for military operations and foreign deployments during the Syrian conflict.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Syrian Air Force base
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military air base ⓘ |
| airDefense | protected by Syrian air defense systems ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
T-4 Airbase
NERFINISHED
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T-4 Tiyas Airbase NERFINISHED ⓘ Tiyas Airbase NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictPeriod | active throughout the Syrian civil war ⓘ |
| conflictRole | target of multiple airstrikes during Syrian civil war ⓘ |
| controlledBy | Syrian government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Syria ⓘ |
| distanceFrom |
approximately 60 kilometers east of Homs
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approximately 85 kilometers west of Palmyra ⓘ |
| geopoliticalSignificance |
frequent focus of regional tensions involving Israel and Iran (reported)
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key node in Iranian regional military presence in Syria (reported) ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
barracks for military personnel
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command and control installations ⓘ maintenance and repair facilities for aircraft ⓘ |
| importance |
major hub for Iranian logistical routes in Syria (reported)
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one of the largest airbases in Syria ⓘ |
| infrastructureFeature |
air defense positions
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fuel storage facilities ⓘ hardened aircraft shelters ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Homs Governorate
NERFINISHED
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central Syria ⓘ |
| namedAfter | nearby town of Tiyas ⓘ |
| nearbyInfrastructure | located near the Homs–Palmyra highway ⓘ |
| operator | Syrian Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Middle East ⓘ |
| runwayCount | multiple runways ⓘ |
| strategicRole |
key hub for Syrian Air Force operations in central Syria
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logistics hub for ground operations in central and eastern Syria ⓘ |
| targetedBy |
Israeli Air Force (reported)
NERFINISHED
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other unidentified aircraft (reported) ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Iran-backed militias
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Iranian forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Russian military personnel ⓘ Syrian Arab Air Force attack aircraft ⓘ Syrian Arab Air Force fighter aircraft ⓘ Syrian Arab Air Force helicopters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedDuringConflict | Syrian civil war NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
air operations in support of Syrian government forces
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deployment of unmanned aerial vehicles (reported) ⓘ foreign military deployments ⓘ staging area for operations toward Palmyra and eastern Syria ⓘ storage of military equipment ⓘ |
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