Citing its source, Iraq’s Almaalomah agency reports that the US is expanding the Al-Harir military base in Erbil with the deployment of new missile systems.

The local source reported that the US is restoring and enhancing the military airport in Erbil, adding that US troops are expanding the Al-Harir military base with new missile systems and training platforms. All this goes to show that the US intends to stay in Iraqi Kurdistan for a longer period.

The source claims that the goal of the US is to turn the Al-Harir military base into one of the largest footholds in Iraq and the Middle East and that the new projects are aimed at expanding the airport in order to deploy more fighter jets.