Iraqi official: Baghdad may request Russian air strikes on ISIL

By World Tribune on October 8, 2015   Africa / Europe, BB Middle East, BB Top Story, Exclusives, Iraq, Mideast, Russia, Syria, Terrorism  

Special to WorldTribune.com Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty An Iraqi lawmaker says Baghdad may soon request Russian air strikes against the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) group in Iraq. Hakim al-Zamili, the head of the Iraqi parliament’s Defense and Security Committee, said on Oct. 7 in Baghdad that “I think the upcoming […]