In A Sign Of Growing Iraqi Frustration With The U.S., Iraq's Military Is Now Working With Russia, Iran, And Syria

Militant Islamist fighters hold the flag of Islamic State (IS) while taking part in a military parade along the streets of northern Raqqa province in this June 30, 2014 file photo. REUTERS/STRINGER

Reuters: Iraq using info from new intelligence center to bomb Islamic State: official

Iraq has begun bombing Islamic State insurgents with help from a new intelligence center with staff from Russia, Iran and Syria, a senior parliamentary figure said on Tuesday about cooperation seen as a threat to U.S. interests in the region.

The center has been operational for about a week, and it provided intelligence for air strikes on a gathering of middle-level Islamic State figures, Hakim al Zamili, the head of parliament's defense and security committee, told Reuters.

The new security apparatus based in Baghdad suggests the United States is losing clout in a strategic oil-producing Middle East, where it has been heavily invested for years.

Update #1: White House alarmed as Iraq uses intelligence center operated by Russia, Iran, Syria
Update #2: Iraq using new info center to bomb ISIS -- Daily Star

WNU editor: Some in the U.S. are now starting to worry that this cooperation is going to deepen .... Iraq Should Fear Russia’s Help (Nussaibah Younis, NYT).