Iraq agrees to buy 28 Czech combat jets

BAGHDAD/PRAGUE (Reuters) - Iraq has agreed to buy 28 combat planes from the Czech Republic for about $1 billion (622 million pounds) as part of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's programme to rebuild the country's air force and control its vulnerable airspace. Related Stories Syria rebels capture air defence base, fight to hold highway Canada's Harper says must weigh national security in China ties