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Erbil

Also Ir·bil,

[ir-bil]

noun

  1. a town in northern Iraq: built on the site of ancient Arbela.



Erbil

/ ˈɜːbɪl /

noun

  1. Ancient name: Arbelaa city in N Iraq: important in Assyrian times. Pop: 870 000 (2005 est)

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More likely, perhaps, would be to use its proxies in Iraq and Syria to attack any one of the relatively isolated US bases at At-Tanf, Ain Al-Asad or Erbil.

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Ergin Erbil, leader of Enfield Council, branded it "an outrage" and said the council was "looking at all legal options at the moment".

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The leader of Enfield Council, Ergin Erbil, said they were treating the matter as criminal damage and had reported it to the police.

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We spoke to Shukria Badar, a mother of five boys and two girls from Erbil, whose son Baryar Mohamed used people smugglers to try to reach Britain.

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We spoke to one people smuggler in Erbil who wished to remain anonymous.

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