Turkiye Readies Plans To Take Over Central Syria’s T4 Airbase: Report – The Cradle
Turkiye Readies Plans To Take Over Central Syria’s T4 Airbase: Report
Construction plans are said to be already underway, as Ankara looks to beef up the T4 base with a complex air defense system
The Turkish army is preparing to take control of the Tiyas Air Base in Syria’s central governorate of Homs, also known as the T4 base, sources told Middle East Eye (MEE) on 1 April.
Ankara is “preparing to deploy air defense systems there,” and construction plans are already “underway,” according to the report.
“Turkey has begun moving to take control of the T4 air base, located near Palmyra in central Syria. A Hisar-type air defense system will be deployed to T4 to provide air cover for the base. Once the system is in place, the base will be reconstructed and expanded with necessary facilities. Ankara also plans to deploy surveillance and armed drones, including those with extended strike capabilities,” the sources clarified.
They went on to say that this would help Turkiye consolidate aerial power across the region and “support efforts to combat ISIS,” which still has cells in the country’s central desert regions.
The report says Ankara plans to eventually equip the site with a complex defense system that would have short, medium, and long-range capabilities against jets, drones, and missiles.
Another source claimed “the presence of Turkish air defense systems and drones would likely deter Israel from launching air strikes in the area.” According to reports from this week, Israel is uncomfortable with such a plan.
The Turkish Defense Ministry has not commented on the MEE report.
The ministry had confirmed last month that there is ongoing coordination between Ankara and Damascus regarding plans to train Syria’s new military and the establishment of a potential training site in the country.
“The project has received regional consensus, and work is currently underway to bring it to life,” it said in a statement. Syrian interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa (former Al-Qaeda chief Abu Mohammad al-Julani) visited Turkiye in February, and reportedly discussed plans for a joint defense pact between Turkiye and Syria.
Turkish newspaper Turkiye reported around the same time that the Turkish army is planning to establish two new military bases in Syria that it will use to train the new Syrian armed forces.
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