Reuters: Lavrov says Russia helping fight against militants in Iraq
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday Moscow was helping the fight against Islamist insurgents in Iraq with the consent of the Baghdad government.
"It is necessary to support the cooperation between the Iraqi government and the Iraqi Kurdistan in the fight against terrorism, but we are doing it with the consent of the government," he said.
Lavrov, speaking at the Barents Euro-Arctic Council in Oulu, Finland, also said a new intelligence center in Baghdad currently staffed by Russian, Iraqi, Iranian and Syrian officials remained open to all interested parties.
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WNU Editor: Russia's involvement is expanding. Here is an easy prediction .... Russian - Iraqi military cooperation is going to increase regardless of what the U.S. may say and/or demand.
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