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| | Iraqi Airfields |
 | | The mission of the Air Force was to conduct independent air attacks against enemy targets, to participate in the defense of the country against hostile air action, and to support the Army and Navy by air strikes, reconnaissance, and air supply and transport. |
 | | Major air bases were located at Al Sahra, Al Taqaddum, Amara New, Baghdad/Muthenna, Balad Southeast, Irbil, Injanah, Jalibah, Karbale Northeast, Kirkuk, Mosul, Najaf, Qayyarah, Rasheed, Safwan, Salman Pak, Salum, Samarra East, Shaibah, Shayka Mazhar, Sabakhu, Tallil, and Ubaydah Bin al Jarrah. |
 | | There are two major international airports in Iraq, at Baghdad and Basrah: in addition, there are over 100 other airports of varying sizes scattered around the country. |
| www.globalsecurity.org /military/world/iraq/airfields.htm (341 words) |
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