US gives Iraqi Kurdistan peshmerga $250 million worth of Humvees, ammo
Washington's ambassador announced the move as some US troops prepare to leave Iraq.
The United States provided $250 million worth of military equipment to the Kurdistan Regional Government’s peshmerga forces Tuesday.
The shipment included more than 100 radios and vehicles — including Humvees — as well as uniforms and ammunition, according to statements by the Peshmerga Ministry and Washington’s ambassador to Iraq, Matthew Tueller.
Tueller and Peshmerga Minister Shorsh Ismail announced the aid provision at a press conference in Erbil.
“This is a tangible symbol of our commitment to the people of Iraq and to the Iraqi Kurdistan Region,” Tueller said, according to Rudaw news.
