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Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Maliki 'seeks $5B arms deal wit Russia'

MiG-29M |Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki reportedly flew to Moscow Monday for talks on defense and trade amid signs Russia is trying to make inroads in on Iraq's multibillion-dollar rearmament program, which has been dominated by the United States.

The word is that Baghdad, nearly a year after the U.S. military withdrawal from Iraq, Maliki will sign a $5 billion air-defense contract with Moscow.

It's not clear whether Baghdad's seeking to pressure Washington to speed up the delivery of arms or is genuinely seeks an alternate major power source of supply.

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