Russia is reportedly attempting to persuade Iraq to reopen its airspace to the Russian military, in an effort to gain easier and cheaper access to eastern Syria. According to the London-based news outlet, Middle East Eye, an anonymous diplomat of an unnamed country and Iraqi officials had told it that, during a visit to Baghdad last month by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and a large delegation, Lavrov did not only discuss trade and bilateral relations with his Iraqi counterparts, but also proposed a Russian-Syrian air corridor passing through Iraqi airspace. That corridor would serve the purpose of transporting Russian troops and equipment to bases in eastern Syria – one of the areas in the country where it attempts to […]
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