Iraq: Maliki and Air Force rebuilding programmenote

Iraqi PM Nouri Al-Maliki is said to have no intention of appointing any new Defence Minister if he does not commit in advance to work to rebuild a strong Iraq Air Force (IAF). The following 447-word report sheds light on Al-Maliki’s conditions to appoint a new Defence Minister and tells what about the Sunni Arab reaction. It also tells what about the fighter jets Al-Maliki wants IAF to acquire.