An undeclared Iraqi movement to end the Russian aircraft crisis

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[size=52]An undeclared Iraqi movement to end the Russian aircraft crisis[/size]

[size=45]Yesterday, a member of the Parliamentary Security and Defense Committee, MP Ali Al-Bindawi, revealed an unannounced movement to end the Russian aircraft crisis in Iraq. Al-Bindawi said in a press statement that “most of the military aircraft currently idle in Iraq are of Russian origin,” pointing out that “Baghdad has been affected by the sanctions imposed on Moscow in terms of limiting the possibility of obtaining spare parts and other materials and repairing them by authorized companies.”[/size]
[size=45]Al-Bandawi added, “There is an undeclared movement from the Ministry of Defense and the Air Force in order to find means that contribute to repairing these aircraft and returning them to service, especially since they represent an important part of combat work,” stressing that “Baghdad is seeking to formulate options before it to address this problem as soon as possible.” Possible.”[/size]
[size=45]He pointed out that “Russian warplanes of all types were an important factor in supporting the security forces in the liberation battles and beyond and returning them to work within the strategy of the Ministry of Defense and the Air Force in general.”[/size]
[size=45]It seems that the sanctions imposed on Russia nearly two years ago will begin to have negative effects on the Iraqi army’s aviation, which includes more than 200 American, French, and Russian helicopters, the latter of which represents a large part.[/size]
[size=45]Iraq possesses about 60 Russian attack helicopters, such as the Mi-35 Hind and 24Mi-28NE Havoc, which are currently the backbone of Iraqi aviation in its military operations against ISIS and armed groups throughout the country.[/size]
[size=45]According to the report of the Inspector General of the US Department of Defense, the State Department, and the US Agency for International Development related to Operation Inherent Resolve, which was issued in February 2023, “the Ukraine war led to a limitation of the ability of Iraqi Air Force units to access spare parts for Russian Mi-17 helicopters.” Made because most of them are directed to support Russian military efforts in Ukraine, as well as restrictions on the purchase of Russian-made spare parts.”[/size]
[size=45]In his previous statements, Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein also touched on Baghdad’s desire to obtain exceptions to the sanctions imposed on Russia to pay dues to Russian companies working in the oil field and to purchase military equipment and spare tools for Iraqi weapons, including Russian helicopters, which indicates the continuing crisis of the grounding of Iraqi helicopters. Russian-made products unless solutions are found, especially in light of the Russian-Ukrainian crisis.[/size]
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