Syrian Arab Air Force

The Syrian Air Force is the air force branch of the Syrian Armed Forces. It was established in 1948, and first saw action in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. Under Ba'athist Syria until 8 December 2024, it was known as the Syrian Arab Air Force. Land-based air defense systems were grouped under the Syrian Air Defence Force, which split from both the Air Force and the Army.

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1948  Wikimedia, Wikidata
SyAAF; Syrian Air Force; air force of Syria
air force, Syrian Armed Forces, 

Ka-25, 

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1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

1948 Syrian Arab Air Force

1967-06-05T00:00:00Z

1967-06-05T00:00:00Z

Six-Day War

1973-10-06T00:00:00Z

1973-10-06T00:00:00Z

Yom Kippur War

1982-06-06T00:00:00Z

1982-06-06T00:00:00Z

1982 Lebanon War

2011-03-15T00:00:00Z

2011-03-15T00:00:00Z

Syrian Civil War

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Frameless

Marj al-Sultan Military Airbase after recapture by Syrian government (06)

Marj al-Sultan Military Airbase after recapture by Syrian government (07)

Marj al-Sultan Military Airbase after recapture by Syrian government (12)

Marj al-Sultan Military Airbase after recapture by Syrian government (01)

Marj al-Sultan Military Airbase after recapture by Syrian government (11)

Marj al-Sultan Military Airbase after recapture by Syrian government (03)

Marj al-Sultan Military Airbase after recapture by Syrian government (09)

Marj al-Sultan Military Airbase after recapture by Syrian government (04)

Marj al-Sultan Military Airbase after recapture by Syrian government (08)

Marj al-Sultan Military Airbase after recapture by Syrian government (13)

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	2011	Daraa Governorate clashes	armed conflict, Free Syrian Army, Syrian opposition, Syrian Army, Air Force Intelligence Directorate, Shabiha, Syrian Arab Air Force	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	2015	Russian military intervention in the Syrian civil war	Russian Navy, Ahrar al-Sham, Ground Forces of the Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution, Falcons of Mount Zawiya Brigade, military intervention, Vladimir Putin, Al-Nusra Front, Central Intelligence Agency, Hezbollah, Russian Air Force, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Quds Force, Syrian Arab Air Force, Syrian Army, National Defense Forces	Wikidata
commons	image		Marj al-Sultan Military Airbase after recapture by Syrian government (06)		Commons
commons	image		Marj al-Sultan Military Airbase after recapture by Syrian government (07)		Commons
commons	image		Marj al-Sultan Military Airbase after recapture by Syrian government (12)		Commons
commons	image		Marj al-Sultan Military Airbase after recapture by Syrian government (01)		Commons
commons	image		Marj al-Sultan Military Airbase after recapture by Syrian government (11)		Commons
commons	image		Marj al-Sultan Military Airbase after recapture by Syrian government (03)		Commons
commons	image		Marj al-Sultan Military Airbase after recapture by Syrian government (09)		Commons
commons	image		Marj al-Sultan Military Airbase after recapture by Syrian government (04)		Commons
commons	image		Marj al-Sultan Military Airbase after recapture by Syrian government (08)		Commons
commons	image		Marj al-Sultan Military Airbase after recapture by Syrian government (13)		Commons