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Thursday, January 30, 2003
THE BATTALII
Air base reopens in northern Iraq
By Borzou Daragahi
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
HARIR, Iraq (AP) — In a fertile plain in
Kurdish northern Iraq, a black, paved air strip
runs between a patchwork of fields dotted by
dozens of new, white tents.
The bustle at this remote airfield — controlled
by people without any planes — has convinced
many residents that U.S. forces are preparing to
use it for a war against Saddam Hussein.
At the Pentagon on Wednesday, Gen. Richard
Myers, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, was
asked whether U.S. ground forces had entered
Kurdish areas of northern Iraq.
Myers said he did not want to discuss the dis
position of U.S. forces, but then added, “There
are not significant numbers of military forces in
northern Iraq right now.”
During the past weeks, residents here have
reported a sudden increase of movements, such
as late-night convoys of trucks and Humvees, a
vehicle preferred by the U.S. military.
On Monday afternoon, a Humvee all-terrain
vehicle could be seen on a nearby hilltop. Trucks
with commercial markings were also moving
through the area.
All this has led to speculation that the airport
is being readied for use by the Americans for a
northern front against Baghdad’s forces, which
lie less than 60 miles away. The runway at Harir
is 8,500 feet — long enough to accommodate
military transports and fighter jets.
Asked about reports of U.S. military cargo
planes arriving in northern Iraq recently, Myers
said he was not aware of any planes there.
Officials of the Kurdistan Democratic Party,
which runs the northwestern section of the
autonomous Kurdish zone, denied knowledge of
any U.S. military presence and say the Harir
airstrip might be used for humanitarian flights.
But a high-level Kurdish official said U.S.
specialists were expected to staff airfields in
three northern provinces, including Irbil, where
Harir is located. He spoke on condition of
anonymity.
The privately owned Turkish television station
NTV reported Wednesday that if Turkey does not
permit American troops to use its bases, the
United States plans to airlift troops to the
Kurdish areas of northern Iraq. Presumably, air
fields such as Harir would fit into such plans.
Saddam’s government built the Harir airfield
in 1983 and used it to launch airstrikes during the
war against Iran.
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