Mosul International Airport
Civilian airport serving Mosul, capital of Iraq's Nineveh province.
Nineveh's governor cancelled three contracts at Mosul International Airport on 7 November 2026, covering counters, the car park and the taxi office, over alleged links to armed groups. He named no group or company.
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Nineveh governor Abdul Qadir al-Dakhil cancelled three airport contracts late on 7 November 2026, after meeting Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi in Baghdad. He said the Transport Ministry had signed the deals without local approval.
Islamic State fighters captured the airport in June 2014 and damaged its runways. Iraqi forces retook it in February 2017. It formally reopened in July 2025, and Iraqi Airways flew the first commercial service from Baghdad on 6 November 2025.
The cancellations came as Washington pressed Baghdad over Iran-aligned militias and Iran-linked banking, giving firms until 1 December to unwind dealings with a sanctioned Iraqi bank.
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