Tikrit Air Academy
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Tikrit Air Academy is a former Iraqi military air base near Tikrit that gained international notoriety as the site of major U.S. operations and later the 2014 ISIS-led Camp Speicher massacre.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tikrit Air Academy canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | military air base ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Camp Speicher
NERFINISHED
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Speicher Air Base NERFINISHED ⓘ Tikrit Air Base NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approximateDistanceToCityCenter | about 12 kilometers northwest of Tikrit ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Iraqi Air Force officer training
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mass killing of Iraqi Air Force cadets in 2014 ⓘ |
| conflict |
Iraq War
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Iraqi insurgency NERFINISHED ⓘ War against the Islamic State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
Iraqi government
NERFINISHED
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Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Iraq ⓘ |
| eventLocation |
Camp Speicher massacre
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ISIL capture of Tikrit ⓘ Iraqi government recapture of Tikrit from ISIL ⓘ U.S. military operations during the 2003 invasion of Iraq ⓘ |
| formerlyKnownAs |
Al Sahra Airfield
NERFINISHED
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Camp Speicher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gainedNotorietyFor |
Camp Speicher massacre
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major U.S. military operations in Iraq ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
air academy
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air base ⓘ |
| hasRunwaySurface | asphalt ⓘ |
| hasType |
airfield
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military installation ⓘ |
| hasUse |
aircraft operations
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logistics hub ⓘ military training ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Salah al-Din Governorate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Tikrit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Michael Scott Speicher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Tikrit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Iraqi military infrastructure ⓘ |
| region | northern Iraq ⓘ |
| significantFor |
Iraqi military history
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U.S. military history in Iraq ⓘ history of ISIL atrocities ⓘ |
| status | former Iraqi military air base ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Coalition forces
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Iraqi Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
Ba'athist Iraq period
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ISIL offensive in Iraq (2014) NERFINISHED ⓘ post-2003 U.S. occupation of Iraq ⓘ |
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