Iraq: Maliki, Defence Ministry and plans to buy MRAPsnote

Iraqi PM Nouri Al-Maliki is said to have plans to buy 4x4 mine resistant ambush protected (MRAP) vehicles for the Iraqi Army to make up for the losses in such vehicles following the invasion of Mosul by the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in June. The following 366-word report sheds light on the subject and tells what about the contacts with the Pentagon on these plans and what about the preferred EU suppliers. [Briefly reproduced in Tactical Weekly (Issue No 21/32 – August 8, 2014)]