Iraq: Maliki, Anwar Ahmad and IAF aircraft programmenote

Iraqi PM Nouri Al-Maliki is said to have asked Commander of Iraq Air Force (IAF) Lt-General Staff Anwar Ahmad to stop all contacts on plans to buy new fighter jets, except with the United States. The following 434-word report sheds light on the subject and tells why Al-Maliki made such a request. It also tells what about US-Iraq talks on the F-16 deal.