Iraq says inspects Syria-bound Iranian aircraft, finds no arms

"Our crew searched cargo in the plane and only found only medical equipment," Nasir al-Amiri, head of Iraq's civilian aviation authority, told Reuters.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry last month called on Iraq's Shi'ite-led government to do more to halt Iranian flights carrying arms to Syria to help President Bashar al-Assad fight a two-year-old revolt.

(Reporting by Ahmed Rasheed; writing by Patrick Markey)