It transported fighters and smuggled weapons and dollars.. Washington punishes “Fly Baghdad” for supporting the Revolutionary Guard - 1/22/2024

[ronscarpa]

It transported fighters and smuggled weapons and dollars.. Washington punishes “Fly Baghdad” for supporting the Revolutionary Guard

PoliticsBreakingQuds ForceUS TreasuryFly Baghdad

 

2024-01-22 // 06:35

 

Shafaq News / The US Treasury Department announced, on Monday, the designation of the Iraqi airline “Fly Baghdad” and its CEO to provide assistance to the Iranian Revolutionary Guard “Qods Force” and its proxy groups in Iraq, Syria, and Lebanon.

 

The Treasury stated in a statement translated by Shafaq News Agency, “For several years, Fly Baghdad Company has supported the operations of the Quds Force of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard and its agents by delivering equipment and personnel throughout the region.”

 

She added, "Fly Baghdad flights delivered arms shipments to Damascus International Airport in Syria, for transfer to members of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, the Quds Force and Iranian-allied militias on the ground in Syria, including the Syrian Arab Republican Guard, the Lebanese Hezbollah, and the Hezbollah Brigades." Hezbollah Brigades, affiliated with the Abu al-Fadl al-Abbas Brigades.

 

According to the US Treasury, Fly Baghdad delivered a group of weapons to these groups operating in Syria, including Iranian-made Fatah, Zulfiqar, and Fajr missiles, in addition to AK-47 and RPG-7 rifles, grenades, and other machine guns.

 

According to the Treasury statement, Kataib Hezbollah uses Baghdad Air to transport fighters, weapons, and money to Syria and Lebanon to support the Syrian regime, as Kataib Hezbollah leaders used Fly Baghdad flights on multiple occasions to transport bags of American currency and American-made weapons obtained by collecting them from... The battlefield from Iraq to Lebanon. Kataib Hezbollah also sent fighters from Iraq to Lebanon on flights operated by Fly Baghdad and Victory Wings designated by the United States to attend special operations training run by Hezbollah in October 2023, following The horrific terrorist attack launched by Hamas on Israeli civilians.

Fly Baghdad participated in transporting hundreds of Iraqi fighters, including fighters affiliated with the terrorist organization designated by the United States and the Iranian proxy militia (Asa’ib Ahl al-Haq AAH), in support of Iranian proxies’ attacks on Israel.

 

FlyBaghdad was designated for providing material assistance, sponsorship, or providing financial, material, or technological support, goods, or services to the Quds Force of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard.

 

The US Treasury Department said, "Bashir Abdul Kadhim Alwan Al-Shabani (Al-Shabani) is the CEO of Fly Baghdad. Al-Shibani was listed for owning or controlling, directly or indirectly, Fly Baghdad."

 

The US Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control identified two aircraft registered in Iraq owned by Fly Baghdad, tail numbers YI-BAF and YI-BAN, as prohibited property in which Fly Baghdad has an interest.

 

https://www.shafaq.com/ar/سیاسة/الخزانة-الامريكية-تدرج-شركة-فلاي-بغداد-على-لا-حة-العقوبات-متعاونة-مع-فيلق-القدس-ال-يراني

[ronscarpa]

The American Ambassador on the punishment of Fly Baghdad: confirmation of the continued confrontation of the Revolutionary Guard

PoliticsRevolutionary GuardsFly BaghdadAmerican AmbassadorAlina Romanowski

 

2024-01-22 // 08:22

 

Shafaq News / The US Ambassador to Iraq, Alina Romanowski, commented on Monday on the Treasury Department’s decision to include the “Fly Baghdad” company and three leaders of Kataib Hezbollah on the sanctions list.", Romanowski wrote in her blog post.

 

She added, "This decision confirms the United States' determination to confront the ongoing threat posed by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard and its loyal network in Iraq," noting that "Iran's use of an Iraqi airline to smuggle weapons, fighters, and the US dollar represents a blatant violation of Iraq's sovereignty."

 

Earlier today, the US Treasury Department included three leaders and supporters affiliated with the Iraqi Hezbollah Brigades, which the ministry accuses of supporting the Iranian Revolutionary Guard in Iraq, on the sanctions list, in addition to including a company that transfers and launders money for the Brigades.

 

The US Treasury also included the Iraqi airline company “Fly Baghdad” and its CEO, on the sanctions list, for providing assistance to the Iranian Revolutionary Guard “Qods Force” and its proxy groups in Iraq, Syria, and Lebanon.

https://www.shafaq.com/ar/سیاسة/السفيرة-ال-مريكية-عن-معاقبة-فلاي-بغداد-ت-كيد-على-التصدي-المستمر-للحرس-الثوري

[boosterbglee]

Too bad Iraq is too weak to say no!!!!

[boosterbglee]

or they are doing what they can to help get us out of there!😡

[horsesoldier]

Perhaps some might be shocked by this revelation, me myself and I on the other hand come to to expect these sorts of shenanigans by these lowlifes.

[ametad]

Can anyone explain to me how waving the magic sanction wand over these planes changes anything? 
 

Fly Baghdad is operating 8-11 aircraft registered in Iraq, presumably owned by Iraqis and operating in countries other than the US or Europe. Why would the opinion of The United States or their sanctions matter? Can Fly Baghdad aircraft now be targeted by military munitions, justified and not considered war crimes? 
 

Does maintenance and parts supply stop because of the sanctions? With Boeing and Bombardier both being UN and NATO affiliated I could see this.