The technical assistant of head of Dhi Qar provincial council, Abdul Hussein Hajar, revealed that the Defense Ministry approved the allocation of part of Al Imam Ali air base to build a civil airport, subject to the approval of the Transport Ministry.

The airport construction requires further legal and technical investigations in order to be implemented.

The airport construction committee of the Transport Ministry has visited the air base twice already and has run though all technical inspections to make sure the airport is suitable for civil use.

(Source: Al SumariaTV)