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| Date: | Monday 9 December 2024 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 |
| Owner/operator: | Syrian Air Force |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Shayrat Air Base, Shayrat, Homs Governorate -
 Syria
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
On 9 December 2024, a Syrian Air Force MiG-23 was destroyed in an Israeli air-strike on Shayrat Air Base, Homs Governorate. The air base was targeted in an Israeli campaign to neutralise the assets of the Syrian Armed Forces following the takeover of the country by extremist Islamic rebels, so as not to have a rogue state pose a threat to Israeli security.
Sources:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNp7igCFAXU
https://www.idf.il/en/mini-sites/idf-press-releases-israel-at-war/december24-pr/the-idf-struck-strategic-weapons-stockpiles-in-syria/
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Dec-2024 10:41 | Anon. | Added |
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