Reuters: U.S., eyeing Iranian arms in Iraq, warns on sectarian tensions
(Reuters) - The United States is concerned about how heavy Iranian weaponry might be used inside Iraq, including as Iran-backed militia help the offensive to retake the Iraqi city of Tikrit from Islamic State militants, a U.S. official said on Tuesday.
Reuters has previously reported on the alleged presence of Iranian rockets inside Iraq. U.S. officials declined to comment on specific Iranian weaponry after The New York Times reported it might include Fajr-5 artillery rockets and Fateh-110 missiles.
Still, the U.S. official said the potential use of heavy Iranian weaponry would raise questions about the risk of civilian casualties. The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, noted extensive U.S. efforts to ensure precision in its strikes.
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3 comments:
"Still, the U.S. official said the potential use of heavy Iranian weaponry would raise questions about the risk of civilian casualties." Unbelievable. I guess when some else kills civilians they are called civilian casualties as opposed to collateral damage.
Seems more like a bit of jealousy.
actually Iranian weaponry is primitive compared to US weaponry, and used against populated areas it would result in many civilian casualties as in Syria. MLRS and crude ballistic missiles are not precise weapons.
That's quite the joke:
Not a funny one though,
http://www.counterpunch.org/2015/01/13/kill-chain/
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