Erbil, Kurdistan Region - The United States will deliver 1,000 anti-tanks weapons to Baghdad next month so Iraqi forces can use the guns against deadly ISIS vehicle-borne suicide attacks, a US official said on Thursday.
“ISIS militants launched nearly 30 suicide car bombings on the Iraqi forces when they took control of Ramadi,” the official told Rudaw on condition of anonymity.
The source said the weapons deal was agreed upon during Iraqi Prime Minister’s Haidar al-Abadi vist to Washington earlier this year. He said the anti-tank guns will arrive in June.
ISIS took control of Ramadi, capital of Anbar province, on May 17. The quick retreat of the Iraqi Army has led many experts to question both Baghdad and Washington's policies for containing the extremists.
“ISIS militants launched nearly 30 suicide car bombings on the Iraqi forces when they took control of Ramadi,” the official told Rudaw on condition of anonymity.
The source said the weapons deal was agreed upon during Iraqi Prime Minister’s Haidar al-Abadi vist to Washington earlier this year. He said the anti-tank guns will arrive in June.
ISIS took control of Ramadi, capital of Anbar province, on May 17. The quick retreat of the Iraqi Army has led many experts to question both Baghdad and Washington's policies for containing the extremists.
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