BAGHDAD - Iraq Press - November 7:
The Ministry of Defense, on Saturday, Todhya, for the statement to clarify what came in on Friday, on the Kuwaiti and Turkish and the two planes, which were carrying silenced guns unlicensed. The ministry said in a statement seen by / Iraq Press / he "Further to the statement issued by the Ministry of Defence, on Friday evening, on the subject of arms shipments carried by the aircraft Alaskaratan that landed in Martyr base Mohamed Alaa air in Baghdad last week, and in order to clarify further details on the subject we would like add the following: 1. The planes replace the topic One was a Canadian and the other Swedish, they have been submitted from bases for them in neighboring Turkey and Kuwait. 2. The two planes were carrying weapons and equipment belonging to the Canadian Forces and the Swedish working in the Kurdistan region and not the military and security forces belonging to the region. 3. Mr. commanding general issued an order to confiscate weapons and equipment that were not included in the shipping lists sent to the Iraqi authorities, which was given approval in advance for passing through Baghdad to the region. 4. The crews of the aircraft refused to hand over these weapons, equipment, and then reserved the competent authorities of the two planes, and remained stuck at the airport, and after negotiating with the crews of the two planes, and the return of Taqman to consult with mentors has been agreed to allow the two to return to their bases in Turkey, Kuwait, where he did not allow them to continue their journey toward the Kurdistan region. End
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