Iraqi militia: US military aircraft violated Iraqi airspace 171 times in one month Xinhua News Agency, Baghdad, October 24 (Reporters Wang Ziyu and Li Jun) The Iraqi militia "Islamic Resistance Organization" issued a statement on the 24th saying that from September 30 to October 23, a total of 171 airspace violations were detected the Iraqi by fighter jets and American fighter jets. The statement said the United States continues to violate Iraq's sovereignty and accused US military aircraft of frequent violations of Iraqi airspace in recent times. It was also mentioned in the statement that the closing of Iraq's routes and border crossings with Iran was based on the will of the United States and acted in accordance with its instructions. Iraqi government spokesman Haider Abdi said on the 21st that Iraq closed the Shayab border crossing with Iran in southern Maysan province for technical reasons. In addition, due to the impact of US sanctions on Iran, many airports in Iraq temporarily suspended all flights to and from Iran in September.