Irbil
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The sole remaining US military base in the country, located in the Iraqi Kurdish capital of Irbil, is set to close next month once coalition troops leave.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
The expiration of the security aid for the Peshmerga would come less than one year after the US opened its largest consulate in the world, in Irbil.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
Consulate compound in Irbil, the seat of Iraq’s northern semi-autonomous Kurdish region, and at targets linked to the extremist Islamic State group in northern Syria.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 16, 2024
An Iraqi security official said Irbil was targeted with “several” ballistic missiles but did not give further details.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 15, 2024
“Previously Sulaimaniyah would accuse Irbil of working with these groups, and Erbil would accuse Sulaimaniyah of working with them, but as a central government we agreed to relocate them,” the Iraqi official said.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 28, 2023
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