Taftanaz Air Base is an airbase 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.
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Airport type | Military | ||||||||||
Owner | Syrian Arab Air Force | ||||||||||
Operator | Turkish Air Force | ||||||||||
Location | Taftanaz, Idlib Governorate | ||||||||||
In use | 1940-present | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 1,027 ft / 313 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 35°58′20″N 036°46′59″E | ||||||||||
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Taftanaz was home to two squadrons of Mil-8/17 Hip helicopters until its capture by the Syrian Opposition.[1]
Led by jihadist fighters from the Al-Nusra Front and an Ahrar ash-Sham battalion, Syrian rebels overran Taftanaz during the second week of January 2013.[1][2]
On 6 February 2020, the Turkish Armed Forces constructed a military installation on the premises of the airbase, as Syrian Government forces advanced toward it during the 2020 Northwestern Syria offensive.[3] It was targeted with airstrikes by the Syrian Air Force just hours after being constructed.[4]
On 2 March 2020, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported a Syrian Government attack on Taftanaz Airport leaving one Turkish soldier dead and three wounded.[5]
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