ROUGH CUT (NO REPORTER NARRATION)<br/> <br />The Iraqi army will deploy a new weapon known as the TOS-1A multiple rocket launcher to the frontlines said the country's ministry of defence in a video handout.<br/> <br />The Russian-made weapons will boost the military capabilities of the Iraqi forces in their fight against militants of the Islamic State (IS).<br/> <br />"The brave Iraqi soldiers of the artillery branch have completed theoretical and practical training on a heavy thermobaric weapon. This is a strategic launcher and will add huge firing velocity and provide significant support on the battlefield," said Artillery Brigadier Saad al-Alaq, speaking at a military camp in Baghdad.<br/> <br />The combat system, which will be used by Iraq's artillery units for the first time, consists of a combat vehicle, 24-barrel rocket launcher, and loading vehicle.<br/> <br />The Iraqi's military has been largely overstretched, according to news reports. On Monday (October 13), Islamic State fighters overran a militar
