BREAKING NEWS

First batch of US F-16 jets arrives in Iraq

By REUTERS

JULY 13, 2015 14:05

Updated: JULY 13, 2015 14:06

BAGHDAD - Iraq received a first batch of F-16 fighter jets from the United States on Monday, Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi's office said.

Iraq ordered 36 of the $65 million Lockheed Martin Corp planes, but initial deliveries were delayed because of security concerns after Islamic State militants overran large areas of of the country last year.

Four jets landed at the Balad air base north of Baghdad shortly after noon (0900 GMT), an officer in the Iraqi air force said

The delivery came as Iraqi authorities announced the start of a military operation to drive Islamic State from the province of Anbar, west of Baghdad.

Hostile aircraft intrusion in northern Israel, sirens sound

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

05/12/2024 11:14 PM

Man, kids burnt Israeli flags in Haredi neighborhood on Remembrance Day

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

05/12/2024 09:52 PM

Putin proposes sacking Defense Minister Shoigu, parliament says

By REUTERS

05/12/2024 09:25 PM

IDF says it opened a new aid crossing into Gaza

By REUTERS

05/12/2024 07:01 PM