In the photos: Commander of the Iraqi Armed Forces, Ali al-Zaidi, visits the Military Industrialization Authority and approves support for the development of national military industries. Al-Zaidi emphasized the "necessity to deal directly with the parent companies, and not deal at all with intermediary companies, in a way that ensures transparency in contracts, limits mediation circles and areas of corruption, and blocks the way to any illegal practice," according to a statement from his communications ministry.

In the photos: Commander of the Iraqi Armed Forces, Ali al-Zaidi, visits the Military Industrialization Authority and approves support for the development of national military industries. Al-Zaidi emphasized the "necessity to deal directly with the parent companies, and not deal at all with intermediary companies, in a way that ensures transparency in contracts, limits mediation circles and areas of corruption, and blocks the way to any illegal practice," according to a statement from his communications ministry.