Iraq purchases $1 billion-worth rocket launchers and guns from Russian

(IraqiNews.com) On Sunday, the newspaper “Vedomosti” quoted sources in the Russian defense industry sector, that Russia in 2014 signed contracts to deliver a large batch of guns, rocket launchers and ammunition in the amount of one billion dollars to Iraq.

According to the newspaper, the contracts were signed during the visit of the Iraqi military delegation, headed by the Minister of Defense, Saadoun al-Dulaimi, to Russia in 2014.

The sources explained that Russia will supply to Iraq 2 or 3 systems of rocket launchers ‘Grad’ and a number of howitzers and a large number of mortars, in addition to four rocket launchers and flame throwers model ‘Sulentsepyuk.’