The Iraqi government expects to receive in September the first batch Lockheed Martin-built F-16 fighter jets out of the 36 it has ordered through the U.S. government for delivery by 2017, Defense News reported Thursday.
MoreThe Iraqi government is planning to procure 40 Boeing-built planes for $5 billion as the country moves toward recovery, Businessweek reported Wednesday. Deena Kamel Yousef writes the Middle Eastern country is seeking
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The U.S. has reached an agreement with Jordan to train Iraqi warfighters in that country in an effort to help combat terrorist groups connected to the al-Qaida network, Agence France-Presse reported Sunday.
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Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) believes the U.S. should continue to assist the Iraqi government in stopping civil war and political unrest in the Middle Eastern nation, he told CNN in an interview aired
MorePresident Barack Obama announced Nov. 1 that the White House has agreed to support Iraq Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki’s calls to counter a resurgent al Qaeda in Iraq, Reuters reported Nov. 1.
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Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki could ask President Barack Obama at their scheduled Nov. 1 meeting to boost the U.S. military assistance to Iraq as the Middle Eastern country aims to address
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John Kerry, U.S. secretary of state, flew to Iraq in an unannounced visit to talk with Iraqi leaders about how Iranian fighters and weapons are entering Syria, RTHK reports. Kerry traveled to
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U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and acting Iraqi Defense Minister Saadoun al-Dlimi signed an agreement Thursday on security and defense cooperation for the next five years, American Forces Press Service reports. Jim
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Michael O’Hanlon is a senior fellow in foreign policy at the Brookings Institution, where he specializes in U.S. defense strategy, the use of military force, homeland security and American foreign policy. He
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