Iraq requests U.S. drones, missiles to thwart al Qaeda

Iraq requests U.S. drones, missiles to thwart al Qaeda attacks - Washington Times:

"death of 8,000 civilians in 2013, according to the United Nations.
State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki issued a statement Sunday warning that the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, an al Qaeda affiliate, is “seeking to gain control of territory inside the borders of Iraq.”
Iraq’s latest requests comes only months after the U.S. completed more than $4 billion in foreign military sales to Iraq, the Military Times reported. The package included infantry carriers, ground-to-air rockets, 681 Stinger anti-aircraft missiles, 40 truck-mounted launchers, Sentinel radars, and three Hawk anti-aircraft batteries with 216 Hawk missiles."