Washington requests assurances from Iraq to stop the use of its airspace and territory to support Assad
07.03.2013 | (Voice of Iraq) - Add a comment -
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asked the U.S. administration of Iraq yesterday guarantees to stop the use of airspace and territory in the transfer of weapons to support President Bashar al-Assad, during talks between Deputy U.S. Secretary of State William Burns and Iraqi National Security Adviser Faleh al-Fayad, who was accompanied by a delegation of leaders of the Dawa Party, which is headed by Nuri al-Maliki. Washington had asked Baghdad to preventing Iranian aircraft from crossing Iraqi airspace or use of airports during the transport of weapons to support Assad. Turkey inspect Russian planes and cross Iranian airspace towards Syria. The State Department announced the U.S. in a statement on the meeting between Burns and hospitality in Washington to discuss bilateral and regional issues, and shared commitment to a long-term partnership under the strategic framework agreement between the two countries. Burns urged the Iraqi government to ensure that the movement of any weapons to Syria through the airspace or territory of Iraq.
U.S. side agreed to send a delegation to Baghdad in the coming weeks to discuss the Syrian situation in detail, and discussed strengthening cooperation on border security. Turning research into Iraqi politics, and the two sides discussed the importance of resolving differences through dialogue and provide Altnaullac and the need to show all Iraqi political parties greater flexibility to reach a consensus on measures to eliminate the concerns of the Iraqi people. Meanwhile his part pointed CENTCOM commander of U.S. forces Gen. James Matiz, yesterday that Iran is supporting the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in his war against the opposition forces, revealing that the Iranian Revolutionary Guard directly involved in the war, and it brings warriors from other countries. And revealed Matiz lush U.S. military official in the Middle East, a statement about the conditions of the area in front of Congress for a silent plan in cooperation with the countries of the region, for rapid intervention in the event of the collapse of the Syrian regime. On the concerns of the use of chemical weapons, said Matiz that despite the transfer of chemical weapons to installations safe, but that there is a growing concern of low secure these facilities, because of the war.
their part rejected the Kurdistan Regional Government forces island developed by the Prime Minister and Commander of the forces Armed recently opened a command center in Sinjar.
Maliki has ordered the transfer of military units and ratios have officers loyal to the island, which include Anbar to the border with Syria after receiving reports that the military units stationed in the region is able to face the insurgents who are attacking. Sources Kurdish provincial government fears to find the Peshmerga forces besieged operations Tigris introduced by al-Maliki of the contested areas and has set up its headquarters in Diyala, which has not been accepted by the provincial government also demanded a rerun to Baghdad.
Elsewhere officer was killed and two people were injured, one officer wounded, yesterday, in security incidents separately in Iraq.
A source in Kirkuk that officer Bastakbarat Fourth Brigade army killed bombing targeted a military patrol southwest of the city.
said that a bomb exploded on patrol belonging to the brigade fourth of the band 12 in the army on the road between Kirkuk and Tikrit within the limits Administrative hand Rashad killing officer first lieutenant.
In Baghdad, a security source said an explosive device adhesive car civilian returning officer first lieutenant, exploded as it passed on the highway in the Ghazaliya west of Baghdad, wounding him and causing material damage drive.
Also in Baghdad, injured an employee in the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research injured in a bomb explosion adhesive drove south east of the city.
said a police source, said the explosive device adhesive exploded car employee at the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research in its progress on the main road in the area Zaafaraniya southeast of Baghdad, wounding him seriously injured and causing material damage by car.
also exploded a car bomb parked near a police station peace in the village, Kanaos, northern Tikrit Center Salahuddin province, without causing casualties except damage to a number of buildings civil.
and killed 5 people, including 3 Iraqi police, yesterday, بهجومين separate Anbar province.
A security source said a local policeman was killed when a roadside bomb down his personal west of Ramadi province.
added exploded IED under a car policeman's passing area five kilometers west gray afternoon, which resulted in his death on the spot.
At the same governorate, killing 4 people, including two policemen were killed an armed attack north of Ramadi.
said local Unidentified gunmen riding in a civilian car opened fire yesterday afternoon, from machine guns towards checkpoint police in the area Albuaped north of Ramadi, killing two of its members, as well as two civilians encounter they passed important incident for a moment it happens.
wounded a policeman and a civilian were wounded when a roadside bomb targeting a police patrol in western Baghdad, police killed a leading al-Qaeda in Diyala province yesterday.
said a police source a bomb exploded along the road in the neighborhood of the martyrs in central district of Abu Ghraib yesterday at a police patrol passed, and wounded one of its elements and a civilian encounter passing moment of the explosion, police said.
The source, who asked not to be named, rushed security force to close the scene , and transported the wounded to hospital.
in Diyala province, a police source said yesterday carried out a security force proactive security operation southwest of Baquba, killing al Qaeda leader when he tried to escape, and the arrest of one of his aides.
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