Qanus Island Explained

Qanus Island is a river island located in the Tigris River in Saladin Governorate, northern Iraq.[1]

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.[2] American F-15 and F-35 fighter jets dropped 40 tonnes of explosives (more than 80.000 pounds of laser-guided bombs) by the US-led coalition forces.[3] [4] According to Major General Eric T Hill, "We're denying Daesh the ability to hide on Qanus Island".[5]

References

35.6711°N 43.2747°W

Notes and References

  1. News: Why Did America Drop 40 Tons of Bombs on This Iraqi Island? . David . Axe . 13 September 2019 . 25 October 2019 . The Daily Beast.
  2. News: Air Strike Update: Daesh denied island safe haven . 10 September 2019 . 25 October 2019 . Inherent Resolve.
  3. News: Satellite image shows 'ISIS-infested' island bombed by US reduced to smoking craters . Melissa . Leon . 12 September 2019 . 25 October 2019 . . FOX.
  4. News: Video shows explosives being dropped on IS occupied territory in Iraq . 11 September 2019 . 25 October 2019 . . . BBC.
  5. News: 'IS-infested' island wiped out by 40 tonnes of explosives . 11 September 2019 . 25 October 2019 . . Sky UK.

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