ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – A senior Peshmerga official told Rudaw on Wednesday that US heavy weapons for Iraq’s Kurdish forces had arrived in Kuwait and would be delivered to the Kurds in a month.
"The USA decided to give heavy weapons to the Peshmerga,” said Jabar Yawar, chief of staff to the Peshmerga ministry. “The weapons have arrived in Kuwait and in a matter of one month they will be transferred to the Kurdistan region," he said in a television interview.
Yawar, who is leading a Peshmerga delegation to Italy, said the weapons included "heavy artillery, armored vehicles, Humvee and Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected MRAPS."
He also said that the Peshmerga delegation has requested various weapons from Italy.
"In today's meeting with the Italian defense minister, we offered a list of necessary weapons and ammunition to the Italian government," he said. "They showed willingness to provide our necessities."
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Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected MRAPS
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