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4 unusual facts about Syrian Air Force


Barrel bomb

A barrel bomb is a type of improvised explosive device used by the Syrian Air Force during the Syrian civil war.

Boutros Khawand

It is widely believed that he is still alive in one of the Syrian jails, most probably in Mezzeh prison or in the "Sab' Bahrat" (Seven Seas) prison (controlled by the Syrian Air Force intelligence service) in Damascus although some reports stated that he was later transferred to Tadmor prison.

Ghassan Jaoudat Ismail

General Ghassan Jaoudat Ismail is a general of the Syrian Air Force Intelligence unit.

Mazen Darwish

Darwish was arrested on 16 February 2012 by men believed to be from the intelligence arm of the Syrian Air Force.


Mezzeh Military Airport

Mezzeh Military Airport (also spelled Mazzeh) is a Syrian Air Force installation located in Mezzeh, Damascus, Syria, south-west of the old centre of Damascus.

Mordechai Hod

Hod's strike, leaving only 12 planes to defend Israel, and aided with intelligence from Mossad and Aman, succeeded in destroying most of the Egyptian, Jordanian and Syrian Air Forces.


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