Iraq: Turkish preconditions for Bayraktar dealnote

Iraqi Minister of Defense Lt-General Juma Anad Saadoun stated last month (30/8/21) that Iraq is interested in acquiring Turkish Bayraktar TB2 drones, T129 ATAK helicopters, and electronic warfare (EW) systems.

However, there is talk that it is not yet confirmed whether Turkey will agree to sell TB2 drones to Iraq without preconditions.

What do these preconditions include?

Is a deal expected to be concluded soon?

Tactical Report answers these questions and more in the following 445-word report.

[Partly reproduced in TR Weekly 28/39 – September 24, 2021]

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