MOD: The Air Force will remain the faithful guardian of Iraq's sky, land and people

Baghdad-INA 

The Minister of Defense, Thabet Muhammad Saeed Al-Abbasi, confirmed today, Saturday, that the Iraqi Air Force was, is and will remain the faithful guardian of Iraq's sky, land and people.

Al-Abbasi said in a statement received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA): "Today we are passing the second anniversary after the ninetieth anniversary of the founding of the Iraqi Air Force, the first nucleus of which was formed on April 22, 1931, when the first batch of Iraqi pilots graduated from the British Royal Aviation College and a plane landed." Their return at Al-Washash Airport.

He added: "Today, when we remember the formation of this important class, which is one of the most important classes supporting the ground forces, and through which many battles are decided, we must remember the honorable images that the heroes of the Iraqi Air Force wrote during the battles fought by the Iraqi army, especially The liberation battles are against the terrorists of ISIS, as they had the upper hand in defeating the strongholds of terrorism, destroying its lairs, and eliminating it.”.

He pointed out, "The Falcons of the Air Championships and their great role are not limited to battles only, but they also had another major role represented in providing logistical support to the security forces and citizens on many occasions, and not far from the minds of the whole world what the air force heroes did in transporting medical supplies and materials." food to the Republics of Turkey and Syria during the devastating earthquake that struck these two brotherly countries, and there was an air bridge to transport aid to them.

He continued, "The Air Force class today occupies an important and advanced position among the world's advanced armies, and due to the importance of this class and its great role in achieving victory, we had field visits to see the air bases and the planes present in them, and we had continuous meetings with our heroic pilots, and we are working today to develop This type and supplemented with the latest combat aircraft to be the striking force that demolishes the strongholds of terrorism wherever it is.