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Iraq
Iraqi government to buy Russian S-400 missile system
2019-05-16
Joining Syria and Turkey in defying President Trump.
Baghdad (IraqiNews) The Iraqi Ambassador to Moscow, Haidar Mansour Hady, announced on Wednesday, that the Iraqi government decided to purchase the Russian S-400 missile system.

Hady said in a press statement that the Iraqi government has made a decision to purchase Russia’s S-400 missiles defense systems

Earlier this month, former Head of the Security and Parliamentary Defense Committee, Hakim Zamili, revealed that negotiations are taking place between the Iraqi and Russian governments, to equip Baghdad with the Russian S-400 missile system.

According to CNBC, at least 13 countries have expressed interest in buying a Russian missile system, despite the potential for triggering U.S. sanctions, according to people with first-hand knowledge of a U.S. intelligence assessment.
Posted by:trailing wife

#3  Actually... not a bad choice. It integrates with their existing Soviet era stuff, powerful against Iran and capable of country wide coverage.

Also on the plus side: easy for the US to have several assets to give us the performance and capabilities of it.
Posted by: DarthVader   2019-05-16 09:41  

#2  Maybe F-16 spare parts get harder to acquire...
Posted by: M. Murcek   2019-05-16 02:37  

#1  You chose... poorly.
Posted by: Raj   2019-05-16 00:50  

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