A recent quote from another thread in this forum. Read into it what you like;
A Dutch reporter with good connections in the Middle East reports that at least two aircraft were shot at near Baghdad Airport by IS troops.
Likely while landing. One was a Iraqi Airways B747-400. The aircraft departed Malaysia and was on approach for Baghad airport when it was hit 5 times. Because the fuel tanks were not full the tanks did not exploded. Was the aircraft hit at departure it could be much worse.
The Boeing 747-400 was grounded at Baghdad since the incident at August 24.
The other shooting was also an Iraqi Airways aircraft on August 26.
According a former Iraqi Airways pilot she spoke to, shootings happen weekly.
Anyone can confirm this? Iraqi government does not want to make this public. They only communicate about successes in the battle against IS.
Do we have to wait for another aircraft to crash before something is done?
CBS reports IS has MANPADS
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/isis-wit...-with-manpads/