During the course of the Syrian Civil War, aviation shootdowns, incidents, and accidents have taken place between different state and non-state actors.
By mid-2013, according to the website Strategy Page, the Syrian Arab Republic Air Force losses totaled nearly a hundred fixed-wing aircraft, as well as one hundred helicopters.
[1] During the conflict, Public observation via Google Earth of Syrian airfields shows a decreasing number of airframes parked in the open in contrast to the increasing number of recorded air sorties.
The hubs of Syrian Air Force basing activity prior to and during the Syrian Civil War have been the airfields in the cities of Aleppo, Damascus, Latakia and Hama.
Prior to takeover of Syria by Rebels factions in late 2024 Iran and Russia supported the combat readiness of the Syrian Arab Air Force increasingly over the years [2] with the resources being consolidated towards useful assets and wider availability of service and parts for remaining air-frames.