{"id":12437,"date":"2012-11-23T14:31:55","date_gmt":"2012-11-23T14:31:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news1613067580\/news-sp-256\/iran-a-world\/12437-iranian-pilots-entering-syria-via-iraqs-najaf-airport"},"modified":"2023-01-14T05:48:19","modified_gmt":"2023-01-14T04:48:19","slug":"iranian-pilots-entering-syria-via-iraqs-najaf-airport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-a-world\/iranian-pilots-entering-syria-via-iraqs-najaf-airport\/","title":{"rendered":"Iranian pilots entering Syria via Iraq\u2019s Najaf airport"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"assadkhmeni\" class=\" alignleft size-full wp-image-38906\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2012\/07\/assadkhmeni.jpg\" border=\"0\" width=\"150\" style=\"float: left;margin-left: 10px;margin-right: 10px\" \/>Information received from an official at Iraq\u2019s Najaf airport indicates the following:<br \/>1. 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