Iran is sending ‘small fleet’ of drones and weapons to Iraq to help fight ISIS

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Iran is sending ‘small fleet’ of drones and weapons to Iraq to help fight ISIS
By Agence France-Presse
Thursday, June 26, 2014 9:39 EDT

Iran is secretly flying surveillance drones over Iraq and sending military equipment there to help Baghdad in its fight against Sunni insurgents, The New York Times reported Wednesday.

A “small fleet” of Ababil drones was deployed to the Al Rashid airfield near Baghdad, the newspaper said on its website, citing anonymous US officials.

Tehran has also installed an intelligence unit at the airfield to intercept electronic communications between ISIS fighters and commanders.

Ababil drones, less sophisticated than US unmanned aircraft, are designed in Iran and have a nearly 10-foot (three-meter) wingspan. They are used for surveillance and are unarmed.