Bamarni Air Base

Bamarni Air Base is a military airport in Duhok Governorate in the Kurdistan Region, Iraq. It is located near Bamarni in Amadiya District.

Bamarni Air Base

بنکەی ئاسمانی بامەڕنی
Summary
Airport typeMilitary
OwnerKurdistan Regional Government
OperatorPeshmerga
ServesBamarni
LocationBamarni, Duhok Governorate, Iraqi Kurdistan
Time zone+3.0 ({{{utc}}})
Elevation AMSL340 ft / 104 m
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Location of airport in Iraq
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The base is garrisoned with around 60 Turkish tanks, armoured personnel carriers, and one commando battalion.[1][2][3]

History

The airport was partially constructed near Bamarni for use by Saddam Hussein to visit his residence in the vicinity, and was then known as Sarsing airport.[4] It was bombed in 1991 during the Gulf War, but was rebuilt soon after by the US 133rd Naval Mobile Construction Battalion as part of Operation Provide Comfort.[4] The Turkish Armed Forces began to operate from the airfield in 1996, and established two bases at Bamarni as part of an agreement with the Kurdistan Democratic Party, during the Iraqi Kurdish Civil War.[5]

The Turkish base's facilities were upgraded in 2006, and was the scene of a 90-minute standoff on 21 February 2008 after Turkish forces, consisting of approximately 350 soldiers in armoured vehicles and around 12 tanks, attempted to leave the base on deployment without prior notification to the Kurdistan Regional Government, and thus were blocked by the Peshmerga, causing the Turkish forces to return to base.[6]

References
  1. "FLAŞ - Türkiye'den Duhok'a tank ve silah takviyesi". www.rudaw.net. 16 March 2015. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  2. "Bamarni Airport - ORBB - BMN". Airport Guide. Retrieved 2021-04-20.
  3. "Türk komandoları Bamerni'yi savaşarak aldı". www.hurriyet.com.tr. 2002. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  4. "Turkish bases in northern Iraq". Conflict Intelligence Team (in Russian). 18 December 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  5. "Cave at Bamarne, Iraqi-Kurdistan". Diarna: The Geo-Museum of North African and Middle Eastern Jewish Life. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  6. Jenkins (2008).

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