Iraqi Air Defense: A Work In Progress

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Tue, 09/27/2011 - 7:44am

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - - Saddam Hussein once commanded one of the most powerful airforces in the Middle East with 40,000 personnel and 1,000 aircraft including Soviet MiG and French Mirage fighters.

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