- Sputnik International
World
Get the latest news from around the world, live coverage, off-beat stories, features and analysis.

Russia Plans Arms Delivery to Iraq Worth 'Hundreds of Millions of Dollars'

© Sputnik / Vladimir Viatkin / Go to the mediabankRussian Presidential Aide Vladimir Kozhin
Russian Presidential Aide Vladimir Kozhin - Sputnik International
Subscribe
Russian Presidential Aide Vladimir Kozhin said that Moscow plans to deliver weapons to Iraq worth hundreds of millions of dollars.

An Iraqi army member mans a tank on the outskirts of Baiji refinery north of Tikrit, during a joint operation between the army and popular mobilisation units to retake the remaining area of the Baiji oil refinery from Islamic State (IS) group jihadists, on May 24, 2015 - Sputnik International
Iraq Hopes for Russia to Supply Arms, Ammunition to Fight Against ISIL
MOSCOW (Sputnik) Russia plans to deliver weapons to Iraq worth hundreds of millions of dollars, Russian Presidential Aide Vladimir Kozhin said Tuesday.

“This will be hundreds of millions of dollars,” Kozhin said in response to a question of his assessment of the volume of arms that Russia is planning on delivering to Iraq.

Kozhin said that there would be several different types of weapons in the deliveries.

“Mostly this will be lightweight firearms, armored tank equipment, and aviation equipment,” he added.

Newsfeed
0
To participate in the discussion
log in or register
loader
Chats
Заголовок открываемого материала