Where did some of those iraqi insurgent get those Dshka russian machines?

iraq client state of russia during cold war 1950s-1980s. once soviet union collapsed in 1989, russians continued strong trade partners iraq. russians needed iraqi oil, , influence in middle east counter american client state of israel. iraqis benefitted russian superior technology develop country, militarily. iraq had russian weapons of army until american invasion in 2003. example, not had russian anti aircraft guns, same artillery, machine guns, bombs, rockets, , tanks, iraq did not have technical know how make own designs, bought weapons russians.

iraq politically on russian side of 20th century. old soviet ally americans wanted destroy, wet afraid touch until soviet union collapsed. when america invaded in 2003, russians politically against move, no longer able protect client state. iraqis still had trade agreements russia weapons, however, of weapons older models russians. insurgents supported hussein's regime after invasion using huge amounts of russian weapons regular iraqi army had been using decades.

u know big anti aircraft ones

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