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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 .
There are approximately 2,500 U.S. service members in Iraq, [14] spread across several facilities in Iraq and other bases in Iraqi Kurdistan, [15] being used as training bases for Iraqi and Kurdish forces [16] as well as launching operations against targets in Syria.
Germany has a consulate general in Erbil since 2012, [2] and Kurdistan Region has a representation in Berlin since 1992. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Many high-level meetings have been held between the two parties, including a visit to Berlin by Kurdish President Masoud Barzani in 2009, where he met with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Foreign Minister ...
Siege of Erbil by the Ilkhanid Mongols in 1258–59 depicted in the Jami' al-tawarikh by Rashid-al-Din Hamadani Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Département des Manuscrits, Division Orientale. When the Mongols invaded the Near East in the 13th century, they attacked Arbil for the first time in 1237. They plundered the lower town but had to ...
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence visiting the U.S. air base near the airport in 2019. The rocket attacks took place in Erbil, the capital of the autonomous Kurdistan Region of Iraq. The city has typically not seen the same kinds of violence as other parts of Iraq since the 2003 American invasion. [4]
France has a consulate general in Erbil. [5] Kurdistan Region has a representation in Paris. [6] Germany: See Germany–Kurdistan Region relations. Germany has a consulate general in Erbil. [5] Kurdistan Region has a representation in Berlin. [6] Greece: See Greece–Kurdistan Region relations. Greece has a consulate general in Erbil. [12 ...
The old Erbil airport covered 7,000 m 2 (75,000 sq ft), and was divided into departure and arrival halls. It had three gates and a 2,800 m (9,200 ft) long runway with an ILS system. [ 4 ] The Kurdistan International Bank, a Tourism Information office, the airline companies offices, duty-free shops , a cafeteria, and the Korek Telecom office ...