U.S. Embassy: Baghdad handed over 15 million pieces of ammunition and 7 thousands of system arming

U.S. Embassy: Baghdad handed over 15 million pieces of ammunition and 7 thousands of system arming


BAGHDAD / long-Presse 


Announced that the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, on Wednesday, handing Iraq more than 14 million pieces of ammunition of various weapons during the past six months, and with an eye to the non-delivery of aircraft, "F-16" after the completion of three planes so far, because of the security situation and not to choose a custom rule for this matter, confirmed the possibility of delay in delivery of these aircraft if "the situation remains as it is."

The head of the Office of Security Cooperation at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, the team Michael Bdnaridd in an interview to a number of media, including the (long-Presse), "There were discussions about the survival of forces, U.S. military bases in Iraq in 2011 and as a result of the discussions was to reach a decision not to keep any base in Iraq. "
He Bdnaridd "We handed over the past six months at the request of Iraq's 14 million pieces of ammunition of different weapons and armament system seven thousand rifles and launchers and 389 missiles handed type Hellfire missile was most recently 45 on Saturday and 17 000 tank shell." He Bdnaridd that "he did not deliver F-16 aircraft so far for Iraq and what happened last month was a celebration attended by Faleh al-Fayad and Iraq's ambassador in Washington on the occasion of the completion of the first plane, and now there are two planes on standby for delivery, but the security situation and the safety of the technical team, who runs the aircraft hindered the process of Delivery, "and expressed the hope that" the security situation improves in Iraq to be able to be delivered to Iraq as well as the need for a country's readiness camp, which will receive the aircraft. "
He Bdnaridd "The Iraqis chose to Balad Air Base and did not interfere with this choice, and such things are re-evaluating the airport prior to his appointment in the case of choosing the base of the Imam Ali, there will be re-evaluated as well, because the process of changing the airport need to assess, in the absence of stabilizing the situation in the delivery F-16 aircraft will be delayed because the airport is not locked. "
Therefore, according to a senior source in the leadership of the Iraqi Air Force, on Wednesday, the day that Iraq will receive a meal from the new Sukhoi aircraft, noting that "the meal includes four new aircraft.
The source said in an interview with the (long-Presse) that "the meal of the new Russian Sukhoi aircraft will arrive today to Baghdad to carry out the duties of the support and backing of the security forces to fight al (Daash)."
The source, who requested anonymity, that "the number of four aircraft," expected "arrival to a military airport in the capital during the next few hours." The source indicated that "it is unlikely that the Iraqi pilots were patrolling an experimental aircraft," adding that "the flights will be under the supervision of Russian experts."


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