U.S. Soldiers Wear Gas Masks in Qayyara
Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Iraq
A tank of the Iraqi army is seen in the town of Qayyara, Iraq August 24, 2016. -REUTERS
Qayyara – U.S. soldiers deployed at Qayyara military base near the northern Iraqi city of Mosul put on protective masks on Saturday after the wind started to carry toxic smoke from nearby sulphur plant which ISIS set on fire.
The precautionary measure was taken when the wind started to blow toxic smoke to the Qayyara airbase, south of Mosul, said two military U.S. officials.
Qayyara airbase is the main center where U.S. forces provide support to Iraqi troops conducting Mosul liberation operations. There are about 5,000 American forces in Iraq, but the U.S. military hasn’t revealed the actual number of troops at the airbase.
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