The Inspector General of the Royal Armed Forces (FAR), Lieutenant General Abdelfattah Louarak, who is on a visit to the United States at the head of a large delegation of senior officers, held talks with Pentagon officials Tuesday, reports Al Massae daily this Wednesday (April 18). According to the daily, talks focused on the delivery to the Moroccan army of new combat aircraft, the F-16 Viper Block 70. The military drills bring together military units and observers from 16 countries, and involve various types of training, including a Combined Joint Task Force Command Post Exercise. While Morocco is discussing the purchase of the F-16 aircraft Algiers has just given the Polisario ground-to-air missiles purchased on the black market. According to information gathered by Assabah, Algeria has signed a secret agreement with Venezuela to deliver to the Polisario Russia-made anti-tank Kornet missiles.

Source: The North Africa Journal April 18, 2018 15:11 UTC