Iraq: Abadi, IRGC cooperation and US-Iraq armament dealsnote

Iraqi PM designate Haider Al-Abadi is said to have with met with Commander of the Quds Force of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Major-General Qasem Soleimani a week before being named to form a new government in Iraq. The following 430-word report sheds light on the meeting and tells what about the outcome, notably on what concerns US-Iraq armament deals and IRGC cooperation to re-organize the Iraqi Army. [Partly reproduced in Tactical Weekly (Issue No 21/33 – August 15, 2014)]