U.S. Sanctions Iraqi Airline For Supporting Iranian-Backed Militias

A Fly Baghdad Bombardier CRJ-200ER on the tarmac at Erbil International Airport, in the capital of the northern Iraqi Kurdish autonomous region Arbil, on Dec. 24, 2019.

 

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The U.S. Department of the Treasury on Jan. 22 announced sanctions against the Iraqi airline Fly Baghdad for providing materiel support to Iranian-backed militias, days after a U.S.-occupied base in western Iraq came under attack from dozens of missiles linked to a militia. The sanctions from the...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C.

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