Iraq: Maliki, IADF and air defence systemsnote

The command of the Iraqi Air Defence Forces (IADF) is said to be proposing to turn towards European countries to buy advanced air defence systems. The following 412-word report sheds light on the subject and tells what about IADF’s proposal and which EU countries are concerned by it. It also tells what about the position of Al-Maliki and that of Chief of Staff of the Iraqi Armed Forces General Babakir Zibari. [Partly reproduced in Tactical Weekly (Issue No 20/23 – June 7, 2013)]