MESOP FLASH : U.S. team investigates Erbil airport within attempts to build military base
A group of the U.S. engineers arrive in Kurdistan Region two days ago and investigated Erbil Harir airport to change it into a military airbase against the militants of the Islamic State (IS). The team arrived in an airplane into the airport two days ago and investigated the ways to change the airport into a military base. The airbase was build during Iraqi toppled President Sadam Hussein’s government. The airbase is strategically very important as it is close to Iran, Turkey and Syria. The U.S. forces used the airport during the U.S. war on Iraq which brought an end to Hussein’s rule.