Iraqi will only use
original Iraq Airways pilots and a handful of Customer Support Pilots which may include a half dozen or so 'contract' pilots for a limited time only.
They also purchased a large number of B737-800s.
Don't forget, these guys have been waiting 10-15 years to get back into a cockpit and aren't keen to see anyone other than their fellow countrymen get the jobs. It's all part of them bringing their country back to life, so to speak.
Kudos to Iraq Airways for calling furloughed pilots back to work.
As for Syrian??? They aren't on the Bombardier radar as of yet.
Yemen, yes.