A source in the provincial government reveals the intention of transforming the airport in Arbil border to an American air base
A source in the provincial government reveals the intention of transforming the airport in Arbil border to an American air base
Wednesday, October 22 1 / Okrudolf 2014 17:11
News reported, citing a senior source in the KRG, the approval of the provincial government, using the airport [silk] Indeed, within the limits of the province of Arbil, which borders the eastern and northern Iraq as a military base for American forces in the framework of the international coalition in TCE hit Daash organization in Iraq.
The source said on condition of anonymity that the provincial government began to unload the airport after he was informed of the decision the American, “pointing out that” the government will offload the airport within a week, “noting that” subsidiaries of a foreign state will undertake to transport airport equipment to other areas. ”
He also revealed another official, refused to disclose his identity, that “a delegation of leaders from the Ministry of Peshmerga, and the leadership of the American forces have visited the place last September, and they subsequently four inspection visits to the airport,” noting that “the region occupies a strategic importance,” citing that “the intention of United States re-use the airport as a base. ”
In turn, said Hassan Abdullah Surja a population silk hand where there are airport, that “news in this regard hesitate time ago, expressing his happiness on this, the fact that the Americans will protect the Kurds and they will fight to organize Daash side of the Peshmerga,” as he put it .
The Surja they “want the establishment of an American base in northern Iraq.”
It is said that the airport Silk, was a military airfield during the former regime before 2003 and were used in the Iran-Iraq war, while used by American forces as a military subordinate to it, after the fall of Alnzam.anthy
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