Taftanaz Military Airbase
Taftanaz Air Base  | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Military | ||||||||||
| Owner | Syrian Armed Forces | ||||||||||
| Operator | Syrian Air Force | ||||||||||
| Location | Taftanaz, Idlib Governorate | ||||||||||
| In use | Unknown-present | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,027 ft / 313 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°58′20″N 036°46′59″E / 35.97222°N 36.78306°E | ||||||||||
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  Taftanaz Air Base Location in Syria | |||||||||||
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Taftanaz Air Base is a Syrian Air Force installation located 1.7 miles (2.7 km) south of Taftanaz, Idlib Governorate and 1.8 miles (2.9 km) east of Ta'um, Idlib Governorate, Syria.
Taftanaz is a home to two squadrons of Mil-8/17 Hip helicopters.[1]
Led by jihadist fighters from the Al-Nusra Front and an Ahrar ash-Sham battalion Syrian rebels overran Taftanaz during the second week in January, 2013.[1][2]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Rebels 'take control of key north Syria airbase'". BBC. 11 January 2013. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
- ^ Anne Barnard (January 11, 2013). "Syrian Rebels Say They Seized Helicopter Base in the North". The New York Times. Retrieved January 12, 2013.
