John Kerry, U.S. Secretary of State, made his first trip to Iraq since taking office to push Iraq for more help over the conflict in Syria. (AFP)
AFP, BAGHDAD -
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry pressed Iraq to stop allowing “problematic” Iranian flights apparently carrying military equipment through its airspace headed to Syria, on a surprise visit to Baghdad on Sunday.
“Anything that supports President Assad is problematic,” Kerry told reporters, “I made it very clear to the prime minister that the over-flights from Iran ... are in fact helping to sustain President Assad and his regime.”
Kerry warned Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki that Washington was “watching what Iraq is doing,” the highest-level criticism yet of Baghdad for not inspecting flights which Tehran insists are carrying humanitarian supplies............
FULL ARTICLE: Kerry presses Iraq on ‘problematic’ Iranian over-flights to Syria - Alarabiya.net English
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