A Sukhoi Su-24 jet fighter (Reuters/Shamil
Zhumatov)
bOLLy ENn - Yang
pertama 10 Russia Sukhoi (Su-24) jet pejuang tiba di Iraq pada hari Sabtu, kata
Kementerian Pertahanan negara. Perdana Menteri Iraq Nouri al-Maliki berharap
jet akan membuat perbezaan utama dalam memerangi ISIS.
"Jet
pejuang mendarat hari ini pada waktu pagi pada lapangan terbang udara tentera
yang berbeza," MP Abbas al-Bayati memberitahu media Iraq.
Jurucakap
rasmi bagi Kementerian Pertahanan Iraq, Mohammed al-Askari, juga mengesahkan
maklumat, saluran TV Al Iraqiya melaporkan.
Jet
pejuang akan ditempatkan di sebuah pangkalan udara yang terletak di bahagian
selatan negara ini, PressTV dilaporkan, memetik sumber-sumber tentera.
Awal
minggu ini, Perdana Menteri Maliki mendedahkan bahawa Iraq membeli jet dari
Russia dan Belarus untuk membantu memerangi militan Sunni dari Negeri Islam di
Iraq dan Levant (ISIS/ISIL).
Pada
masa yang sama, Maliki mengkritik Amerika Syarikat untuk mengambil terlalu lama
untuk menunaikan kontrak sendiri selepas Iraq dibeli F-16 jet dari Amerika.
Pada
hari Jumaat, Iraq Tentera Udara Komander Hameed al-Maliki mengesahkan
penghantaran MI-35 dan MI-28 pejuang helikopter Rusia untuk "menjaga
momentum" dalam serangan terhadap ISIS, Ruptly dilaporkan.
Komander
itu berkata bahawa dia menandatangani tiga kontrak dengan Rusia dan menekankan
pentingnya helikopter sebagai "senjata anti-keganasan yang sangat
baik."
Radikal
Sunni Negara Islam di Iraq dan Levant (ISIS atau ISIL) telah mengambil bahagian
yang besar di utara negara daripada kerajaan Syiah.
Beratus-ratus
tentera Iraq telah dibunuh oleh pemberontak sejak militan Sunni mula serangan
mereka pada 9 Jun, menurut tentera Iraq.
Bangsa-Bangsa
Bersatu berkata lebih daripada 1,000 orang - terutamanya orang awam - telah
terbunuh dalam lonjakan setakat ini.
Target
ISIS: First batch of RUSSIAN Su-24 jets
Arrives in IRAQ . . .
The
first ten Russian Sukhoi (Su-24) fighter jets arrived in Iraq on Saturday, the
country’s Defense Ministry said. Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is hoping
the jets will make a key difference in the fight against ISIS.
“The
fighter jets landed today in the morning on different military airfields,” MP
Abbas al-Bayati told Iraqi media.
The
official spokesperson for the Iraqi Ministry of Defense, Mohammed al-Askari,
also confirmed the information, Al Iraqiya TV channel reported.
The
fighter jets will be stationed at an airbase located in the southern part of
the country, PressTV reported, citing military sources.
Earlier
this week, Prime Minister Maliki revealed that Iraq purchased jets from Russia
and Belarus in order to help its fight against Sunni militants from the Islamic
State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIS/ISIL).
At
the same time, Maliki criticized the US for taking too long to deliver on its
own contract after Iraq purchased F-16 jets from America.
On
Friday, Iraqi Air Force Commander Hameed al-Maliki confirmed the shipment of
MI-35 and MI-28 Russian helicopter fighters to "keep the momentum" in
the attacks against ISIS, Ruptly reported.
The
commander said that he signed three contracts with the Russians and stressed
the importance of the choppers as "excellent anti-terrorism weapons."
The
radical Sunni Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIS or ISIL) has taken
large parts of the country's north from the Shia government.
Hundreds
of Iraqi soldiers have been killed by insurgents since the Sunni militants
began their offensive on June 9, according to Iraqi forces.
The
United Nations says more than 1,000 people – mainly civilians – have been
killed during the surge thus far.
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