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Buying secondhand russian fighter jets. just the latest in a string of american adversaries from syria to iran, now aiding iraq. iraqi prime minister, nuri al maliki, slammed the u.s. in an interview with the bbc, saying iraq could have repelled isis advances if the u.s. had delivered f-16s first ordered three years ago. >> translator: if we had air cover, we could have prevented what has happened in this country. >> reporter: those f-16s, say u.s. officials, are just weeks away, though maliki has also asked for air strikes on isis by american war planes. syrian jets are already carrying out s...

American adversaries from syria to iran now aiding iraq. iraqi prime minister nuri al maliki slammed the u.s. in an interview with the bbc saying iraq could have repelled isis advances if the u.s. had delivered f-16s first ordered three years ago. >> translator: if we had air cover, we could have prevented what has happened in this country. >> those f-16s say u.s. officials are just weeks away. though maliki has also asked for air strikes on isis by american war planes. syrian jets are already carrying out strikes on isis targets. these are some of isis work. two mass graves believed to contai...