Qanus Island
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qanus-island-301-602089
title:
Qanus Island
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Qanus Island is a river island located in the Tigris River in Saladin Governorate, northern Iraq. After it became a staging area for the terrorist organization Islamic State during an insurgency in the 2010s, it was bombed on 10 September 2019. American F-15 and F-35 fighter jets dropped 40 tonnes of explosives by the US-led coalition forces. According to Major General Eric T Hill, "We're denying Daesh the ability to hide on Qanus Island".
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wiki
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Island in the Tigris River in Iraq
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qanus_Island
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date modified:
2023-11-23T14:03:15Z
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