US to sell Iraq 18 more F-16 warplanes

December 13 2011 08:13:19

US to sell Iraq 18 more F-16 warplanes

WASHINGTON - Agence France-Presse

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The United States plans to sell Iraq 18 more F-16 fighter jets as Baghdad seeks to secure its airspace after the full withdrawal of U.S. forces this month, a US official said Monday.

"Today the administration notified Congress of its intent to sell Iraq a second tranche of 18 F-16s," said National Security Council spokesman Tommy Vietor.

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