US plans to build airfield for strategic bombers in Iraq

US plans to build airfield for strategic bombers in Iraq
# 07 January 2020 19:04 (UTC +04:00)

The United States plans to build an airfield for B-52 strategic bombers in Al Asad airbase in the Iraqi province of Anbar, a source in the province's security services told Al Sumaria TV channel, APA reports.

"The US military intends to build a massive international high-performance airfield for B-52 strategic bombers in Ayn Al Asad airbase in the Al Baghdadi area of the Hit district in the west of the Anbar province," the source told the broadcaster.

He added that the present US forces had expanded infrastructure to build an airstrip for bombers.

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