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The Washington Post: Iraq denies knowledge of Russia with 26 rockets crossed its airspace ... and Moscow prefer silence
10/10/15
The Iraqi Ministry of Defense, he was not informed in advance when Russia launched an offensive against militants Daash sites in Syria, which penetrated Iraqi airspace, describing the lack of coordination in this regard as jamming the sky, and this represents a threat to the region.
American officials have said, they did not receive a notice by Russia to launch 26 rockets guestrooms cruise missiles, where the missiles were cut nearly 1,000 miles through Iran and Iraq to reach Syria through warships stationed in the Caspian Sea, despite the continued presence of the international Coalition planes led Washington.
The Pentagon asserts that there is no coordination between Iraq and Syria sky, though the case of repeated Iraqi airspace breakthrough, it will be held from the international coalition's campaign against militants in control of large areas north and west of Iraq. She said the Pentagon, said that this week will change the international coalition aircraft from its course to avoid a clash with Russian
aircraft., Spokesman for the Iraqi Defense Ministry, Ibrahim improve said that "Iraq has no idea about these missiles, although we have the forces and international coalition in the air air force, but stays this movement seriously.
"Ibrahim added that the country is going to open an investigation on Russia to penetrate Iraqi airspace, noting that this is an exciting new breakthrough conditions. According to the Russian penetration of Iraqi airspace, two weeks after the announcement of intelligence exchange between the four countries participating in it deal, they are Iraq, Russia, Iran and Syria.
The spokesman for the Iraqi Defense Ministry in this regard, that the coordination center will be in the capital, Baghdad, did not start working until now, until the cause of air penetration.
Ibrahim stressed that the Iraqi government does not know the launch of Russian cruise missiles, at a time when he was visiting Iraq, Gen. John Allen in charge of the international coalition to fight the militants Daash.
Asked by The Washington Post on coordination between the Russian side and the Iraqi army on the penetration the last Air, a spokeswoman for the Russian Foreign Ministry did not respond to questions the newspaper, as well as failure to respond Dmitry Pescoڤ, a spokesman for the Russian president.
According to Russian media, the latter signed coordination with both Iran and Iraq. The missiles Kalpr Cruz long-term, a newly latest Russian strong-added weapons to its military arsenal, said Ben Morris, a military analyst at the Institute of Janes who is based in the London-based "I think that these weapons have the ability to go beyond it, as well as its ability to maneuver.
"said Pescoڤ a group of reporters, said the Kremlin would not comment on reports that some cruise missiles had been reduced from targeted sites militants.
There has been speculation that resume Russia's air strikes in Iraq, after Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi welcomed the Russian intervention to fight Daash militants, but the Iraqi government has not made a formal request from Russia to launch attacks on militants Daash nests, according to Ross and Iraqi officials. It is likely that this movement and find Washington's opposition, which still emphasizes the separation of military operations in Iraq and Russian operations. Said Colonel Steve Warren, a spokesman for US forces in Iraq, said any additional air activity in the skies of Iraq or Syria will increase from accidents in the air.
He said Warren, that the United States has a talk with Russia about safety procedures, especially as the US side made a proposal about safety the Russian side, the Americans did not receive any reply so far.
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