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Municipality
  
Mosul District

Governorate
  
Nineveh


Kurdistan24 goes inside an isis prison in qayyarah town south mosul


Qayyarah or Qayara (Arabic: القيارة‎‎) is an Iraqi town located in southern Nineveh Governorate on the west bank of the Tigris river, and about 60 km (35 miles) south of Mosul. It is located in the Mosul District, and it is the seat of Qayyarah subdistrict. It has a population of 15,000. The town is located near the Qayyarah oil field and has an oil refinery on its south-western outskirts. The Qayyarah Airfield West is 20 kilometers west of the town.

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Qayyarah Military Situation in Iraq39s Al Qayyarah on May 17

The town and subdistrict fell to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant in June 2014. It was reported that its recapture was of strategic importance for the offensive to retake Mosul in 2016. In August 2016, Qayyarah was fully captured by Iraqi forces, with Lieutenant General Riyadh Jalal Tawfiq stating that they controlled all parts of the city and Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi hailing the capture of the city as a "key step in the fight" against ISIL. In July 2016, the Pentagon said they were sending another 560 troops to Iraq, mainly to develop the Qayyarah airfield and use it as support for the planned attack on Mosul.

Qayyarah Map Military Situation in Al Qayyarah Iraq

The town's name derives from the Arabic word for tar.

Kurdistan24 exclusive qayyarah town liberated from is by iraqi security forces


Notable people

  • Farhan Jubouri, Iraqi intelligence officer

  • Qayyarah AhlulBayt News Agency ABNA Shia News

    Qayyarah VIDEO Iraqi forces retake Qayyarah Air Base south Mosul

    Qayyarah Strategic Importance of Qayyarah Airbase in Iraq39s Nineveh Governorate

    Qayyarah Iraqi troops enter Qayyarah in push to Mosul UPIcom

    Qayyarah Qayyarah Airfield West

    Qayyarah Iraqi army Peshmerga liberate parts of Qayyarah from militants

    References

    Qayyarah Wikipedia


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