Pentagon says Iraqi flight ban won’t impact US military assistance to Kurds
US arms are getting through to the peshmerga, but crucial aid contractors are getting held up.
![MIDEAST-CRISIS/KURDS-REFERENDUM-AIR A plane is seen at the Erbil International Airport in Erbil, Iraq September 29, 2017. REUTERS/Azad Lashkari - RC18C8941C40](/sites/default/files/styles/article_hero_medium/public/almpics/2017/10-1/RTS1EFQI.jpg/RTS1EFQI.jpg?h=a5ae579a&itok=qTXLhzWH)
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