Iraq Air Force, Mirage or Tornado?note

There is talk about the Pentagon having removed reticence about Iraqi plans to buy EU-made fighter jets for the Iraqi Air Force (IAF), either from France or Britain. The following 324-word report sheds light on the subject and tells what about the position at the Iraqi Defence Ministry, notably about the subject of the French-made Mirage aircraft or that of the British-made Tornado aircraft. [Partly reproduced in TR Weekly Issue No 23/22 – May 27, 2016]