Iraq: Maliki, Gripen, Hawk and light tactical aircraft

plans to buy light fighter jets for the Iraqi Air Force (IAF) to reinforce protection of the Iraqi border with Syria. The following 376-word report sheds light on the subject and tells what about the Russian-made Sukhoi SU-25, the US-made F-5 Tigershark, the Sweden-made JAS 39 Gripen and the British-made Hawk.