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Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 9 Oct. 2024
Satellite images have shown damage at the military air base which is in Israel's south.
—NBC News, 5 Oct. 2024
His daughter was seen Sunday outside the Torrejon de Ardoz military air base in Madrid, after Gonzalez and his wife arrived on a Spanish military plane.
—CNN, 8 Sep. 2024
In April, Israel hit back at Iran with a limited strike on an air base in Isfahan that caused little damage.
—Henry Meyer and Marissa Newman / Bloomberg, TIME, 2 Oct. 2024
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The Biden administration pressured the incoming Labour Party government to accept a deal over fears that Mauritius would win its application for a binding ruling at the International Court of Justice to take control of the islands, the outlet reported, effectively shuttering the key air base.
—Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 9 Oct. 2024
Satellite images have shown damage at the military air base which is in Israel's south.
—NBC News, 5 Oct. 2024
His daughter was seen Sunday outside the Torrejon de Ardoz military air base in Madrid, after Gonzalez and his wife arrived on a Spanish military plane.
—CNN, 8 Sep. 2024
In April, Israel hit back at Iran with a limited strike on an air base in Isfahan that caused little damage.
—Henry Meyer and Marissa Newman / Bloomberg, TIME, 2 Oct. 2024
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“Air base.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/air%20base. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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