(Daily Beast) Josh Rogin - Vladimir Putin has already delivered not only fighter jets to Iraq, but also the pilots needed to fly them, diplomatic sources said. Russian pilots will fly the planes due to a lack of Iraqi pilots with the proper training. The Su-25 planes have not been employed in Iraq since at least 2002. Iraq's crowded airspace also reportedly includes U.S. and Iranian drones.
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