Iraq Army, plans to buy 4x4 combat vehiclesnote

Iraqi PM Haider Al-Abadi is said to have approved a project to set up a new mechanized intervention brigade and supply it with new combat equipment, including 4x4 combat vehicles. The following 310-word report sheds light on the subject and tells how many vehicles the project suggests buying and what about the preferred types. [Briefly reproduced in Tactical Weekly (Issue No 22/03 – January 16, 2015)]