Harir_Air_Base

Harir Air Base

Harir Air Base

American air base in Kurdistan, Iraq

Harir Air Base (Kurdish: بنکەی ئاسمانیی ھەریر) is an airbase located near to the town of Harir, in the Erbil Governorate, Kurdistan Region, Iraq.

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The base was previously known as Bashur Air Base and was seized during Operation Northern Delay as part of 1991 Iraqi uprisings.

History

As part of Operation Inherent Resolve from 2018 to 2023 the base hosted various American aircraft[1] units such as:

References

  1. [1]
    "Coalition denies reports of withdrawal from Harir airfield". Kurdistan 24.
  2. [2]
    AirForces Monthly. Stamford, Lincolnshire, England: Key Publishing Ltd. April 2022. p. 37.
  3. [3]
    AirForces Monthly. Stamford, Lincolnshire, England: Key Publishing Ltd. March 2017. p. 78.
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