6 hours agoIraq reopens Mosul airport 11 years after conflict and destruction of I SIS
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(a year ago)Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani has inaugurated Mosul's newly restored airport more than a decade after it was destroyed in a series of battles to remove the already possible group, the Islamic State (ISIS). “Aeroport will serve as an additional link between Mosul and other Iraqi cities and regional destinations”, [...]
“Aeroport will serve as an additional link between Mosul and other Iraqi cities and regional destinations”, the Iraqi prime minister's media office said in a statement Wednesday, AlJazeera reported.
Al-Sudani's plane landed at the airport, which is expected to become fully operational for domestic and international flights within two months. Wednesday's ceremony was held nearly three years after then Prime Minister Mustafa al-Qaeda laid the cornerstone for reconstruction of the airport.
Airport director Amar al-Bayati told the AFP news agency that “aport is now ready for domestic and international flights”. He added that the airport previously offered international flights, mainly to Turkey and Jordan.
In June 2014, I The SIS invaded Mosul, declaring its <x0kalifatin<1> from Iraq's second largest city, after occupying large parts of neighbouring Iraq and Syria, imposing harsh domination over millions of people, moving hundreds of thousands and massacred thousands more.
The airport, which was severely damaged in battle, has not been operational since Mosul's initial fall. It now includes a main terminal, a VIP hall and an advanced radar surveillance system, the al-Sudan office said, adding that it is expected to handle 630,000 passengers annually. /Periscope/
