Armed groups in the Middle East and North Africa have little difficulty getting their hands on portable surface-to-air missiles despite a campaign to prevent their proliferation, according to a report published Friday.Shoulder-fired missiles also known as man-portable air-defence systems, or MANPADS in the hands of militants are seen as a threat because of their ability to target military aircraft, but also passenger planes.
Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani is preparing for a busy month when he will meet with US President Joe Biden in Washington in mid-April before receiving Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Baghdad on April 22. The meetings will be held days after Iraq marks the 21st anniversary of the US invasion, which took place on April 9, 2003.
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