Harir Air Base
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| Harir Air Base | |
|---|---|
Kurdish: بنکەی ئاسمانیی ھەریر (Bênkêy Asmānīy Harir) | |
| Harir, Erbil Governorate, Kurdistan Region, in Iraq | |
| Site information | |
| Type | Military airfield |
| Owner | Kurdistan Regional Government |
| Operator | Peshmerga, U.S. Armed Forces (2018–2023) |
| Location | |
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| Site history | |
| In use | 2003–present |
| Battles/wars | International military intervention against ISIL |
| Sources: DoD FLIP[1] | |
Harir Air Base (ICAO: ORBR; Kurdish: بنکەی ئاسمانیی ھەریر) is a military airfield located near to the town of Harir, in the Erbil Governorate, Kurdistan Region, Iraq.
The base was previously known as Bashur Air Base and was seized during Operation Northern Delay as part of 2003 invasion of Iraq.
History
[edit | edit source]As part of Operation Inherent Resolve against the Islamic State from 2018 to 2023 the base hosted various American aircraft[2] units such as:
- Pilatus U-28A Draco from the Air Force Special Operations Command[3]
- Boeing MH-47G Chinook from the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne) (160th SOAR (A))[3]
- Sikorsky MH-60M Black Hawk from the 160th SOAR (A)[3]
- General Atomics MQ-1C Gray Eagle of the United States Army[4]
References
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