Saturday 30 July 2011

Iraq says it will buy 36 US fighter jets (AP)

FILE - In this March 29, 2010, file photo, Iraqi Army soldiers step off an Iraqi military helicopter during a training course in Taji, Iraq. Iraq's prime minister says his country will purchase 36 fighter jets from the United States, doubling the number Iraq was previously planning to buy. Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki told reporters Saturday, July 30, 2011, in Baghdad that Iraq needs to be able to protect its sovereignty.(AP Photo/Karim Kadim, File)AP - Iraq's prime minister said Saturday he was reviving a stalled deal to buy multi-million-dollar fighter jets from the United States and affirmed the need for American trainers to help Iraqi forces operate and maintain the 36 F-16s.



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