US deploys Patriot air defence system to Iraq

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BAGHDAD (AFP) - The United States has deployed Patriot air defence batteries to Iraqi bases to protect American troops recently targeted by Iranian missiles, US and Iraqi military sources told AFP Monday (March 30).. Read more at straitstimes.com.

BAGHDAD - The United States has deployed Patriot air defence batteries to Iraqi bases to protect American troops recently targeted by Iranian missiles, US and Iraqi military sources told AFP Monday .

Iraq had resisted the deployment because it feared its powerful neighbour Iran - the main regional foe to the US - would see it as a threat and further ramp up tensions. The alliance is also temporarily withdrawing hundreds of trainers as Iraq's military has halted all training since early March to minimise the risk of the novel coronavirus pandemic spreading among its forces.

The statement from his office also objected to what it described as"unlicensed planes" in various parts of Iraq.

 

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