| 词条 | Kara Soar Base |
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{{Infobox military structure |name=Kara Soar Base |partof= |location= Makhmur, Iraq |coordinates= |image= |caption= |type= |code= |built= 2016 |builder=U.S. Marine Corps |materials= |height= |used= 2016 |demolished= |condition=Active |ownership=Iraqi Armed Forces United States Armed Forces |controlledby=United States Marine Corps United States Army |garrison= |commanders= |occupants= |battles= Third Iraq War |events= }} Kara Soar Base was an American fire support base in northern Iraq. HistoryIn early 2016 in support of a planned Iraqi offensive against ISIS-held Mosul, US forces established a firebase called Bell, approximately 15 miles from ISIS lines. 200 US Marines and 8 US Army Soldiers emplaced and manned at least 4 M777A2 howitzers. One Marine was killed in a rocket attack on March 19, 2016, only two days after the battery arrived. A couple of days later on March 21, the base was attacked by ISIS suicide bombers armed with small arms. Several Iraqi soldiers were killed during this attack, and the enemy force was attritted by self-detonation of their suicide vests and suppression from Iraqi soldiers and US Marines. The Marine howitzers fired every day in support of Iraqi maneuvers, using high-explosive, smoke, and illumination rounds.[1] By March 30, 2016, the Pentagon renamed the base to "Kara Soar Counter Fire Complex" to reinforce the notion that the firebase was conducting "defensive missions." [2] However some point after the base was renamed to Kara Soar Base. Units
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References1. ^http://www.militarytimes.com/story/veterans/2016/04/07/near-isis-front-us-marine-artillerymen-fire-everyday/82748578/ {{coord missing|Iraq}}2. ^http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/30/politics/pentagon-fire-base-name/ 1 : Military installations of the United States in Iraq |
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