article_snippet.sent: News of the shocking murder comes as News of the shocking murder emerged that armed forces battling against ISIS over the border in Iraq will finally receive the first batch of F-16 fighter jets it ordered four years ago.
article_snippet.sent: The shipment is expected to boost Iraq's capabilities in battling ISIS in Iraq.
article_snippet.sent: Gen. Anwar Hama Amin said the fighters would arrive on July 12 along with the U.S.-trained Iraqi pilots and spare parts and would immediately begin carrying out operations, according to a statement posted late Wednesday on the Defense Ministry's web site.
article_snippet.sent: Iraq ordered the 18 jets for nearly £2 billion in 2011 to supplement Iraq almost non-existent air force.