BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said on Saturday his government would buy 36 F-16 fighters from the United States, doubling the number of aircraft it had initially planned to buy.
Iraq's Maliki Says Will Buy 36 F-16 Fighters From U.s.
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Sat, 07/30/2011 - 7:38am
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