Iraq: PM Abadi, Counter-Terrorism Force and attack helicoptersnote

Iraqi PM Haider Al-Abadi is said to have held a meeting earlier this week with high-ranking officers of the Iraqi Army to discuss plans to develop the attack capabilities of the counter-terrorism force (CTF). The following 350-word report sheds more light on the subject and tells how many helicopters CTF Commander Lt-General Abdul-Ghani Al-Asadi is proposing to buy and what about suppliers. [Briefly reproduced in TR Weekly Issue No 23/52 – Dec. 23, 2016]