Harir Air Base
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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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Harir, Erbil Governorate, Kurdistan Region in Iraq | |||||||
Coordinates | 36°31′37″N 044°20′50″E | ||||||
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Owner | KRG | ||||||
Operator | Peshmerga US Armed Forces until (2021) | ||||||
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In use | 2003 - present | ||||||
Battles/wars | International military intervention against ISIL | ||||||
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Identifiers | ICAO: ORBR | ||||||
Elevation | 61 metres (200 ft) AMSL | ||||||
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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.