Shayrat Airbase
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Shayrat Airbase is a major Syrian military airfield in Homs Governorate, known for housing Syrian Arab Air Force units and for being the target of a 2017 U.S. missile strike.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shayrat Airbase canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6784392 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Shayrat Airbase Context triple: [Syrian Arab Air Force, garrison, Shayrat Airbase]
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A.
Rissala Air Base
Rissala Air Base is a major Finnish Air Force installation located near Kuopio in eastern Finland, serving both military and co-located civilian air traffic operations.
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B.
Shaikh Isa Air Base
Shaikh Isa Air Base is a military airfield in Bahrain that serves as a key installation for the Royal Bahraini Air Force and hosts allied air operations in the region.
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C.
Isa Air Base
Isa Air Base is a key military airfield in Bahrain that serves as a strategic hub for both the Bahrain Defence Force and allied air operations in the Persian Gulf region.
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D.
Ahmad al-Jaber Air Base
Ahmad al-Jaber Air Base is a major Kuwaiti military airfield that serves as a key hub for the Kuwait Air Force and coalition air operations in the region.
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E.
Ali Al Salem Air Base
Ali Al Salem Air Base is a major Kuwaiti military airfield that serves as a key hub for the Kuwait Air Force and coalition operations in the region.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Shayrat Airbase Target entity description: Shayrat Airbase is a major Syrian military airfield in Homs Governorate, known for housing Syrian Arab Air Force units and for being the target of a 2017 U.S. missile strike.
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A.
Rissala Air Base
Rissala Air Base is a major Finnish Air Force installation located near Kuopio in eastern Finland, serving both military and co-located civilian air traffic operations.
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B.
Shaikh Isa Air Base
Shaikh Isa Air Base is a military airfield in Bahrain that serves as a key installation for the Royal Bahraini Air Force and hosts allied air operations in the region.
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C.
Isa Air Base
Isa Air Base is a key military airfield in Bahrain that serves as a strategic hub for both the Bahrain Defence Force and allied air operations in the Persian Gulf region.
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D.
Ahmad al-Jaber Air Base
Ahmad al-Jaber Air Base is a major Kuwaiti military airfield that serves as a key hub for the Kuwait Air Force and coalition air operations in the region.
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E.
Ali Al Salem Air Base
Ali Al Salem Air Base is a major Kuwaiti military airfield that serves as a key hub for the Kuwait Air Force and coalition operations in the region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Syrian Air Force base
ⓘ
military airbase ⓘ |
| allegedRole | launch site for Khan Shaykhun chemical attack aircraft ⓘ |
| controlledBy | Syrian government ⓘ |
| country | Syria ⓘ |
| dateOfEvent | 2017-04-07 ⓘ |
| hasAirDefenseSystems | yes ⓘ |
| hasAmmunitionStorage | yes ⓘ |
| hasControlTower | yes ⓘ |
| hasFuelStorage | yes ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
air support for ground forces
ⓘ
tactical air operations ⓘ |
| hasHangars | yes ⓘ |
| hasHardenedShelters | yes ⓘ |
| hasIataCode | none ⓘ |
| hasIcaoCode | OSSH ⓘ |
| hasLighting | runway lighting ⓘ |
| hasRunway | concrete runway ⓘ |
| hasShelters | hardened aircraft shelters ⓘ |
| hasTaxiways | yes ⓘ |
| housesAircraftType |
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23
ⓘ
Sukhoi Su-22 ⓘ
linked to:
Su-22
Sukhoi Su-24 ⓘ |
| housesUnit |
Syrian Arab Air Force squadrons
ⓘ
linked to:
Syrian Arab Air Force
|
| infrastructureType | military-only airfield ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Homs Governorate ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Shayrat ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Syrian Arab Air Force ⓘ |
| nearCity | Homs ⓘ |
| notableEvent | 2017 U.S. missile strike ⓘ |
| notableFor | being first site directly struck by U.S. forces against Syrian government in 2017 ⓘ |
| numberOfMissilesLaunched | 59 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Syrian Arab Air Force ⓘ |
| partOfConflict |
Syrian civil war
ⓘ
linked to:
Syrian Civil War
|
| postStrikeStatus | partially operational after repairs ⓘ |
| reasonForStrike | alleged Syrian government chemical weapons attack in Khan Shaykhun ⓘ |
| region | western Syria ⓘ |
| runwaySurface | asphalt ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | major base for Syrian government air operations in central Syria ⓘ |
| strikeLaunchedFrom |
USS Porter
ⓘ
USS Ross ⓘ |
| strikeOrderedBy |
United States President Donald Trump
ⓘ
linked to:
Donald Trump
|
| targetOf | U.S. Tomahawk cruise missile strike ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
operations against ISIS
ⓘ
operations against opposition-held areas ⓘ |
| usedFor |
combat missions
ⓘ
military aviation operations ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Shayrat Airbase Description of subject: Shayrat Airbase is a major Syrian military airfield in Homs Governorate, known for housing Syrian Arab Air Force units and for being the target of a 2017 U.S. missile strike.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.