Since you didn't read very far into the article.
" Iraqi requests continue with the desire to expand the Iraqi airforce by 2020 to have a fleet of Russian jet fighters for interception and air defense purposes while maintaining the American F16 fleet for predominately precision strikes as well...
Do you buy military hardware before or during a military threat?
You buy before. Iraq has zero capacity to defend its airspace and now that ISIS is gone it can focus on building it's air defense for the future. You don't build a military with the expectation of a particular enemy, you build...
https://al-sura.com/iraq-looks-to-russia-for-advance-s400-air-defense-system/
The priorities for Iraq have changed now that it’s most pressing concerns of ISIS are quelled. Prior to the rise of ISIS in terms of land holdings, Iraq was in negotiations with Russia for S300 air defense systems...
https://al-sura.com/how-the-iraqi-conference-in-kuwait-in-plain-english-will-work-to-rebuild-an-redevelop-iraq/
How the Iraqi Conference in Kuwait, in plain English, will work to rebuild an redevelop Iraq
The Iraqi Investment and Reconstruction conference in Kuwait drew a lot of media...
US probably knows the weakness. It is ust a better armored T72 with good fire control and optics. Iraq probably won't use it as the MBT against other tanks because they have the better Abrams. Iraq also bought new sights for the Abrams indicating they want to keep them and keep operating them...
Fantastic to see these tanks being delivered. They seem to be the most advance export available at the moment from Russia in terms of tanks.
https://al-sura.com/russia-sends-first-batch-of-t90-tanks-to-iraq/
Despite US support for the Syrian Democratic Forces of which the YPG is a major force the same cannot be said about the YPG held city of Afrin. Turkey has moved forward large segments of it's military, promised air strikes on YPG positions in Afrin to start off their invasion of the Syrian city...
Looks very much like the Israeli Merkava and has new separation of ammo and crew like Abrams. Very good mix of technology and good use of the T55 and Type 69 tanks that are in need of upgrade to stay relevant...
Hawija is a weak area for ISIS. They can't launch attack from it and are always on defensive because it is just flat ground around it with mountains and berms around held by Iraqi forces. When the forces go up north to Mosul they will launch joint Hawija operation but at this stage it poses no...
BREAKING - Death toll for ISIS attacks on Ramadan Eid shoppers in Baghdad is now 172 killed and 196 injured
It is now even more. My God there is no hell hot enough for ISIS
We don't need to do that. We defeated ISIS in every major city we have battled them. Even Fallujah which many Pro-ISIS Sunni leaders in Iraq said would never fall even if Mosul and Raqqa in Syria fell.
Defeating ISIS is only a matter of time.
Iraqi Popular Mobilization Units sends it's condolences to the victims of the ISIS terrorists attack.
I will add that your pain is our pain. We are one against ISIS.