Having put out of service nine years ago | Russian and regime forces bring Al-Jarrah military airbase in Aleppo countryside back in service

SOHR sources have reported that regime helicopters and fighter jets landed in Al-Jarrah military airbase, aka “Kashish” airbase, to the west of Al-Assad lake in the east of Aleppo for the first time since it was put out of service nine years ago.

 

On the other hand, Russian forces have deployed airdefence system in the airbase.

 

It is worth noting that the airbase was reopened yesterday, where a parade was held with the participation of Russian and regime infantry, fighter jets and helicopters.

 

The “Free Army” factions had imposed their control over Al-Jarrah military airbase in 2013, before ISIS took control of the airbase in 2014. While regime forces regained control of Al-Jarrah airbase in 2017.

 

The airbase is located to the east of Al-Mahdoum village in Manbij area, and it contains 12 hangars and a three-kilometre-long runway.

 

It is worth noting that Russian forces are stationed in Hmeimim base in Latakia countryside since the Council of the Russian Federation granted the Russian president Vladimir Putin the mandate to intervene militarily in Syria in 2015.