Shaibah
Shaibah
الشعيبة | |
|---|---|
Basrah | |
| Districts | Al-Zubair |
Shaibah (
Basrah in Iraq. The area was the site of a battle with Turkish Forces during the Mesopotamian campaign of the First World War
.
It was the site of
RAF Shaibah from 1920 until 1956 when it was then handed over to the Iraqi Air Force.[1]
Second World War
.
It was the site of
Iraqi Army
.
See also
- List of former Royal Air Force stations
- Article 5, Anglo-Iraqi Treaty (1930)
- USS Stark incident
References
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