Pentagon - a new doument to arm Iraq

by **Ponee** Sun Nov 23, 2014 10:51 am

Was a high-ranking US officials have said earlier this month their intention to ask Congress to spend $ 1.6 billion in fiscal year 2015 to help equip Iraqi security forces in different parts of Iraq, which is fighting a battle to expel the terrorists, "Daash" of cities and towns occupied by this terrorist organization. The Ministry of Defence has identified a new document in the basic guidelines under which these funds will be spent highlighting the size of the firepower that Washington intends to be sent to Baghdad to help. The agency "Bloomberg" news was reported last Friday that the details included in the sixteen pages were sent to Congress to amend the Pentagon budget for 2015 calls for amendment to spend 1.24 billion on weapons of the Iraqi army, and 354.8 million dollars on weapons of Peshmerga fighters Kurds, and 24.1 million to set up an arsenal sent to the tribal security forces in western Anbar province. Among be sent about 57,600 rifles weapons "or 4", which amounts to a single cost of $ 647, including a company from making "Colt Defense" in Hartford, Connecticut. You will send 43 200 of these guns to Iraqi Army units, while the rest go, any gun 14400, to the Peshmerga who defend most of northern Iraq, as the Pentagon will buy five thousand Kalashnikov rifle forces clans. The cost of guns "or

4" alone would amount to about 37 million Dolar.kzlk in faith send a variety of weapons heavier include heavy machine guns model "or 2" 50 gauge, and machine guns model "or 240" 7.62 mm caliber, as well as many types of mortars and rifles "or 3" Carl Gustav recoilless, launched anti-tank missile caliber 84 mm can be used by the Pentagon would send troops Bmvrdh.kzlk thousands of freight cars, including 2400 of "medium tactical vehicles and light" that can each carry 2.5 tons. Where the Iraqi army will get about 1,800 vehicle of this type cost of $ 317.6 million, while the 600 gets the Peshmerga vehicle cost 105.9 million Dolar.kzlk US officials wanted to send at least 60 thousand sets of body armor to protect Iraq, 45 thousand to the Iraqi army at a cost of $ 90 million and the remainder, or 15 thousand kit, the Peshmerga to cost $ 30 million. The same numbers of helmets also will be sent to both the two at a cost of 11.25 million dollars (Iraqi Army) and 3.75 million (the Peshmerga).

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