FAA bans US civilian flights over Iraq

Agence France-Presse

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FAA bans US civilian flights over Iraq
The Federal Aviation Administration bans all US civilian flights over Iraq just hours after air strikes order by Washington on Islamist fighters

WASHINGTON, United States – The Federal Aviation Administration banned all US civilian flights over Iraq on Friday, August 8, just hours after air strikes order by Washington on Islamist fighters.

In a Notice to Airmen, the FAA cited “the potentially hazardous situation created by the armed conflict” between Islamic State militants and Iraqi security forces “and their allies” as the reason for the indefinite ban.

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