Tiyas Military Airbase
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Tiyas Military Airbase is a major Syrian air force installation in central Syria that has served as a key hub for military operations and foreign deployments during the Syrian conflict.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tiyas Airbase | 1 |
| Tiyas Military Airbase canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6784390 — 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: Tiyas Military Airbase Context triple: [Syrian Arab Air Force, garrison, Tiyas Military Airbase]
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A.
Ämari Air Base
Ämari Air Base is a key Estonian military airfield that hosts NATO aircraft and operations as part of the alliance’s air defense and deterrence posture in the Baltic region.
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B.
Gando Air Base
Gando Air Base is a key Spanish Air Force installation located on Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands, serving both military operations and nearby civil aviation.
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C.
Wheelus Air Base
Wheelus Air Base was a major United States Air Force installation in Tripoli, Libya, that served as a key strategic and training base during the Cold War before its handover to Libyan control.
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D.
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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E.
Antimachia airfield
Antimachia airfield was a strategically important World War II airbase on the Greek island of Kos that became a focal point of fighting during the Battle of Kos.
- 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: Tiyas Military Airbase Target entity description: Tiyas Military Airbase is a major Syrian air force installation in central Syria that has served as a key hub for military operations and foreign deployments during the Syrian conflict.
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A.
Ämari Air Base
Ämari Air Base is a key Estonian military airfield that hosts NATO aircraft and operations as part of the alliance’s air defense and deterrence posture in the Baltic region.
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B.
Gando Air Base
Gando Air Base is a key Spanish Air Force installation located on Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands, serving both military operations and nearby civil aviation.
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C.
Wheelus Air Base
Wheelus Air Base was a major United States Air Force installation in Tripoli, Libya, that served as a key strategic and training base during the Cold War before its handover to Libyan control.
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D.
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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E.
Antimachia airfield
Antimachia airfield was a strategically important World War II airbase on the Greek island of Kos that became a focal point of fighting during the Battle of Kos.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Syrian Air Force base
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military air base ⓘ |
| airDefense | protected by Syrian air defense systems ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
T-4 Airbase
ⓘ
T-4 Tiyas Airbase ⓘ
linked to:
T-4 Airbase
Tiyas Airbase ⓘ
linked to:
Tiyas Military Airbase
|
| conflictPeriod | active throughout the Syrian civil war ⓘ |
| conflictRole | target of multiple airstrikes during Syrian civil war ⓘ |
| controlledBy | Syrian government ⓘ |
| country | Syria ⓘ |
| distanceFrom |
approximately 60 kilometers east of Homs
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approximately 85 kilometers west of Palmyra ⓘ |
| geopoliticalSignificance |
frequent focus of regional tensions involving Israel and Iran (reported)
ⓘ
key node in Iranian regional military presence in Syria (reported) ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
barracks for military personnel
ⓘ
command and control installations ⓘ maintenance and repair facilities for aircraft ⓘ |
| importance |
major hub for Iranian logistical routes in Syria (reported)
ⓘ
one of the largest airbases in Syria ⓘ |
| infrastructureFeature |
air defense positions
ⓘ
fuel storage facilities ⓘ hardened aircraft shelters ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Homs Governorate
ⓘ
central Syria ⓘ |
| namedAfter | nearby town of Tiyas ⓘ |
| nearbyInfrastructure | located near the Homs–Palmyra highway ⓘ |
| operator |
Syrian Air Force
ⓘ
linked to:
Syrian Arab Air Force
|
| region | Middle East ⓘ |
| runwayCount | multiple runways ⓘ |
| strategicRole |
key hub for Syrian Air Force operations in central Syria
ⓘ
logistics hub for ground operations in central and eastern Syria ⓘ |
| targetedBy |
Israeli Air Force (reported)
ⓘ
linked to:
Israeli Air Force
other unidentified aircraft (reported) ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Iran-backed militias
ⓘ
Iranian forces ⓘ
linked to:
Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Russian military personnel ⓘ Syrian Arab Air Force attack aircraft ⓘ Syrian Arab Air Force fighter aircraft ⓘ Syrian Arab Air Force helicopters ⓘ
linked to:
Syrian Arab Air Force
|
| usedDuringConflict |
Syrian civil war
ⓘ
linked to:
Syrian Civil War
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| usedFor |
air operations in support of Syrian government forces
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deployment of unmanned aerial vehicles (reported) ⓘ foreign military deployments ⓘ staging area for operations toward Palmyra and eastern Syria ⓘ storage of military equipment ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tiyas Military Airbase Description of subject: Tiyas Military Airbase is a major Syrian air force installation in central Syria that has served as a key hub for military operations and foreign deployments during the Syrian conflict.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Tiyas Military Airbase