Iraq Army and plans to buy tracked armored vehiclesnote

The Iraqi Defence Ministry is said to be going ahead with a project to buy tracked armored vehicles for the Iraqi Army despite difficulties to acquire the preferred types. The following 346-word report sheds light on the subject and tells what about these difficulties and what about the preferred types. It also tells what about the other choices. [Partly reproduced in Tactical Weekly (Issue No 21/09 – February 28, 2014)]