Iraq: General Babakir Zibari and the Rafale issuenote

Chief of Staff of the Iraqi Armed Forces General Babakir Zibari is said to have reticence about supplying the Iraqi Air Force (IAF) with French-made fighter jets, notably the Rafale. The following 368-word report sheds light on the subject and tells what reasons he gives to support his reticence. It also tells what he says about the Pentagon’s position with regard to Iraqi plans to buy new fighter jets.