Harir Air Base
Harir Air Base | |||||||
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بنکەی ئاسمانی هەریر | |||||||
| Harir, Erbil Governorate, Kurdistan Region in Iraqi Kurdistan | |||||||
  Harir Shown within Iraqi Kurdistan | |||||||
| Coordinates | 36°31′37″N 044°20′50″E / 36.52694°N 44.34722°E | ||||||
| Site information | |||||||
| Owner | Kurdistan Regional Government US Armed Forces | ||||||
| Operator | US Armed Forces | ||||||
| Site history | |||||||
| In use | 2003 - present | ||||||
| Battles/wars | International military intervention against ISIL | ||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||
| Identifiers | ICAO: ORBR | ||||||
| Elevation | 61 metres (200 ft) AMSL | ||||||
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Harir Air Base is an airbase located near to Harir, Erbil Governorate, Kurdistan Region, Iraq.
The base was previously known as Bashur Air Base and was seized during Operation Northern Delay as part of 1991 Iraqi uprisings.
Harir Air Base is owned by Kurdistan Regional Government & United States Armed Forces, according to the federal constitution Iraqi Armed Forces isn’t allowed to enter Kurdistan Region.[1][2][3]
History
As part of Operation Inherent Resolve from 2018 to 2023 the base hosted various American aircraft[4] units such as:
- Pilatus U-28A Draco from the Air Force Special Operations Command[5]
- Boeing MH-47G Chinook from the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne) (160th SOAR (A))[5]
- Sikorsky MH-60M Black Hawk from the 160th SOAR (A)[5]
- General Atomics MQ-1C Gray Eagle of the United States Army[6]
References
- ^ https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Iraq_2005.pdf?lang=en
- ^ "وزارة البيشمركة". web.archive.org. 2015-01-12. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
- ^ Krajeski, Jenna (2013-03-20). "The Iraq War Was a Good Idea, If You Ask the Kurds". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
- ^ "Coalition denies reports of withdrawal from Harir airfield". Kurdistan 24.
- ^ a b c AirForces Monthly. Stamford, Lincolnshire, England: Key Publishing Ltd. April 2022. p. 37.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: year (link) - ^ AirForces Monthly. Stamford, Lincolnshire, England: Key Publishing Ltd. March 2017. p. 78.
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