Russia Is Using The Iran - Iraq Air-Corridor To Fly In Military Supplies To Syria

New York Times: Russian Flights Over Iraq and Iran Escalate Tension With U.S.

WASHINGTON — Russia is using an air corridor over Iraq and Iran to fly military equipment and personnel to a new air hub in Syria, openly defying American efforts to block the shipments and significantly increasing tensions with Washington.

American officials disclosed Sunday that at least seven giant Russian Condor transport planes had taken off from a base in southern Russia during the past week to ferry equipment to Syria, all passing through Iranian and Iraqi airspace.

Their destination was an airfield south of Latakia, Syria, which could become the most significant new Russian military foothold in the Middle East in decades, American officials said.

WNU Editor: Iraq is not going to sway to U.S. demands to block flights to Syria .... even if the U.S. threatens to curtail their support of the Iraqi government.