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2023-11-28 Iraq
Large explosion reported at Harir air base in Erbil
2023-11-26
[Shafaq News] A local source reported on Sunday the sound of a significant explosion within the Harir Air Base in Erbil.

The source informed Shafaq News Agency that a loud explosion was heard inside the Harir Air Base in Erbil without knowing the reasons behind the earth-shattering kaboom.

The source added that columns of smoke rose from inside the base.
Posted by trailing wife 2023-11-28 00:00|| || Front Page|| [18 views ]  Top

#1 The National Interest blog reports, “While President Joe Biden says that U.S forces will end their combat mission in Iraq by the end of the year, it remains to see whether Iran will attack the base to accelerate the U.S. withdrawal, upping the pressure on the United States and taking the fight directly to Iranian Kurdish opposition groups.“
Posted by Old Salty 2023-11-28 15:28||   2023-11-28 15:28|| Front Page Top










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