Qanus
| Qanus | ||
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| Waters | Tigris | |
| Geographical location | 35 ° 40 ′ 23 " N , 43 ° 16 ′ 27" E | |
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| length | 2 km | |
Qanus is an approximately two km long river island in the Tigris in the province of Salah ad-Din south of Mosul and 170 kilometers southwest of Erbil . The airfield Qayyarah Airfield West is about 16 km away.
On September 10, 2019, the island was bombed with around 36 tons of ammunition to attack IS fighters . Aircraft of the type F-15E and F-35A were used . Ammunition of the type GBU-31 was used . Around twelve to 25 members of the IS were killed.
Individual evidence
- ↑ David Ax: Why Did America Drop 40 Tons of Bombs on This Iraqi Island? September 13, 2019 ( thedailybeast.com [accessed September 14, 2019]).
- ↑ Melissa Leon: Satellite image shows 'ISIS-infested' island bombed by US reduced to smoking craters. In: Fox News. September 12, 2019. Retrieved September 14, 2019 (American English).
- ↑ 'IS-infested' island wiped out by 40 tonnes of explosives. In: Sky.com. September 11, 2019, accessed on September 14, 2019 .