Russia, Syria, Iran, Iraq to Share Intelligence on Islamic State

Iraq says it will share military intelligence and security information with Syria, Iran and Russia to fight Islamic State. A spokesman for Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said the intelligence group will focus on "monitoring the movements of the terrorists...and degrading their capacity." No details on the new arrangement were made available, but it is a clear sign of growing Russian influence in the region. Moscow has sent fighter planes and other equipment to an air base...

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