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Imposed on the Iraqi government and Washington, who asked permission to use drone
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2012 06:58
BAGHDAD: Iraqi government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh Tuesday, told AFP that the United States must ask permission from Iraqi authorities for the use of unmanned surveillance aircraft charged with the protection of its embassy and consulates in Iraq and its crew.
After an article in The New York Times on Sunday night, talked about the Iraqi authorities resentful of the United States use a small number of UAVs to protect its embassy and consulates and their employees in Iraq, the intervention of President Barack Obama on the subject Monday and said a spokeswoman for the U.S. State of Victoria Nuland. Dabbagh said "We must get the approval of the U.S. Embassy in the Iraqi government to control that it considers necessary." "We can understand the need to ensure the security of the embassy and its crew, but at the same time stress that the understanding of the embassy said that since the first of January (the date set officially the end of the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq), it needs to restrictions on our agreement on these issues." He noted that the United States did not ask for any permission so far. He also said, "To my knowledge, there is no request so far and I hope they submit their applications and the Iraqi government will be considered." Turning to the U.S. President this issue through a dialogue over the Internet. "This article (in The New York Times) is exaggerated somewhat. We do not attacks by drone aircraft in Iraq. That the matter related to the control of the garrison of our embassy." For its part, the spokeswoman for the U.S. State further details about the drones. She said that "the State Department uses multiple methods, techniques and procedures to ensure the security of our staff and our facilities." She added: "We have so drones. It comes to small things can not be Tselhaa." She explained, "is used to help us get the pictures of our facilities or to follow the movements of Toaqmana to protect them," but did not say which countries use the aircraft. In response to a question to know whether the Foreign Ministry had received permission to use, evaded Noland of the answer.
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