11.20.2011 | (Voice of Iraq) - Add comments - Sumerian News / Baghdad confirmed the Commission on Security and Defence parliamentary Sunday, the Iraqi air force you need five years to be ready for the protection of Iraqi airspace, calling on the Iraqi government to deal with the countries located in Kuwait for protection, while warning of potential threats and a list of Iraq. A member of the Chuan Mohamed Taha in an interview for "Alsumaria News", "Iraqi Air Force need from four to five years to complete the first stage of readiness, to be able to protect Iraq's airspace and defense, and logistical support for ground forces and navy, "calling on the government to" a new agreement with the European countries or the U.S. stationed in Kuwait, to provide air protection for Iraq and provide logistical support for the troops. " Taha said "to talk about the readiness of security forces in keeping the earth after the departure of the Americans was a matter of the leaders of the navy, land and air, "pointing out that" the reality is that, according to the report of the commander of naval force to confirm lack of readiness of naval force to protect the waters in terms of training, equipping, and that the leadership of the Air Force confirmed the lack of readiness in providing air cover and air defenses of the external risks to Iraqi sovereignty , as well as in the case of reports on the inability of the ground force in the protection of Iraqi cities and borders from terrorist threats to the lack of experience and equipped with weapons and logistical support and intelligence. " He said Taha, to "protect the borders of the issues of sovereign and that our troops need more than the military capacity to protect it, especially that There are potential threats and threats of a list of Iraq and the evidence that the ongoing attacks by Iran and Turkey to our borders, as well as that there is talk of threats to Kuwaiti potential and other countries because of border problems with the regional countries. " The Iraqi Defense Ministry announced in November 18 November, the arrival of The first military transport plane to Iraq out of six contracted by the Iraqi government with its counterpart Ukrainian, as indicated that the process of receiving all aircraft will end the middle of next year, confirmed the total cost of the contract amounted to $ 99 million. and announced the leadership of the Iraqi air force, last year, all seeking to buy about 96 aircraft (F16) until the year 2020, however, that the Iraqi government announced on 25 October 2010 not being able to contract for the transaction F-16 for the end of the powers granted to it, while stressing the need for Iraq to force air strong to protect its sovereignty. Previously, Army Chief of Staff Babacar Zebari that said, the ninth of May, 2011, that the Chiefs of Staff and the National Security Council and the Council of Ministers a plan started in 2008 and implemented through several stages until 2020, then, Iraq will have an army be able to protect its borders, air, sea and land of the country, adding that the Iraqi army is ready now At the domestic level to counter terrorism, but it does not have the capacity to protect Iraqi airspace and borders which depends on the Americans. The Ministry of Interior, in the July 17, 2011, to report confirms the readiness of its forces to take over security after the American withdrawal end of the year, and the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces Nouri al-Maliki briefed on these reports as the Minister of the Interior acting and has ongoing meetings with their leaders, while indicating no need for the presence of U.S. forces, but may need to exercise only. Iraq has signed and the United States, in 2008, the Framework Agreement strategy to support the ministries and agencies of the Iraqi in the transition from the strategic partnership with the Republic of Iraq to the areas of economic, diplomatic, cultural and security, based on the Strategic Framework Agreement and to reduce the number of reconstruction teams in the provinces, as well as providing important sustainable rule of law, including the police development program and the completion of the coordination, supervision and report to Fund Iraq Relief and re- ages. Under the security agreement signed between Baghdad and Washington in late November of 2008 that it should withdraw all U.S. forces from all territory and waters and airspace of Iraq not later than 31 December of this year, it had withdrawn U.S. combat forces under the Convention cities, villages and towns of Iraq on 30 June 2009. The Iraqi army now consists of 14 Army divisions, mostly infantry divisions estimated many of its members more than 300 thousand soldiers, has the army, about 170 Russian tanks and the Hungarian-made, the most aid from NATO to the Iraqi government , as well as a number of helicopters, Russian and American-made, and a number of naval vessels in the port of Umm Qasr to protect the export of Iraqi oil.
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