Iraq says no knowledge of any Israeli air drills

[Satyagrahi]

Source: Reuters

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's Defence Ministry said on Friday it had no knowledge of any Israeli air force drills in its airspace.
(Advertisement)

An Israeli security source said a media report, carried on the website of the Jerusalem Post and quoting a local news network, was wrong.

"As the Ministry of Defence, we haven't observed any IAF warplanes practising in Iraqi airspace," said Major-General Mohammad al-Askari, spokesman for the Iraqi Defence Ministry.
(...)

The U.S. military, which controls much of the airspace in Iraq, referred queries to the Iraqi Defence Ministry.

Read more: http://uk.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20080711/tpl-uk-iraq-israel-report-43a8d4f.html

---

Sorry for posting the wrong link earlier.

[dipsydoodle]

1. What do they have in mind

a game of cowboys and indians ?

[Outlier]

2. I'm pretty sure

the Iraqi defense minister will be one of the last one's to know. Especially now since he told us it was time to go.

[ohio2007]

3. Consider the source of the "breaking news" story