She(America) is being pushed out of the Near East…Iraq receives fighter jets from Russia, Belarus

Greetings,

We reported earlier that Russia was supplying Iraq with warplanes. This is a significant change, because Iraq, after the fall of Saddam, used US made warplanes. This means that a shift is going on.

This means that America is losing her stranglehold over Middle Eastern nations, which means that she is losing her standing. This also has monetary implications. If Iraq is to use Russian weapons and warplanes, like Egypt & Syria, this means that contracts can be priced in rubles.

This also means that servicing the weapons and military upgrades can be done outside of dollar transaction. On top of this it has a drag effect on US weapon sales,which in turn hurts an already beat up economy. Can’t you see that America is in deep deep trouble?

Iraq receives fighter jets from Russia, Belarus

A modernized Sukhoi Su-35S of the Russian Air Force
Baghdad government has received the first batch of Russian-made Sukhoi fighter planes to use them against the militants from the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).

Iraqi army sources said on Saturday that the fighter jets are expected to be stationed at an airbase in the country’s south.

The development follows earlier reports that the country has purchased several used Sukhoi planes from Belarus and Russia.

Iraq’s Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki had earlier said Sukhoi fighter jets will turn the tide against the ISIL and its associated militant groups within days.

The Iraqi premier has also criticized Washington for delaying the delivery of US F-16 jets purchased by Baghdad. Al-Maliki said the al-Qaeda-linked militants’ advance could have been avoided if US jets had been delivered on time.

This is while the Iraqi army continues pounding the ISIL positions after retaking the northern city of Tikrit and killing dozens of militants.

Iraqi officials have also confirmed that the town of Khalis is under full control of army forces. The town is located about 15 kilometers north of Baquba and is one of the six districts of Diyala Province.

On Friday, Iraqi army took full control of all areas in the eastern provinces except for the Sa’adiyah district. The military said a large number of the ISIL militants were killed in the flashpoint province during the army operations.

Soldiers of the Iraqi army have been engaged in heavy fighting with the militants in different fronts and have so far been able to push back militants in several areas.

Premier al-Maliki has vowed that the country’s security forces would confront the foreign-sponsored militants.

Source: www.presstv.ir

 

 

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