Peshmerga getting ready for advanced US arms, training

A Peshmerga Ministry official told Rudaw that the United States has promised to equip and train the Peshmerga the same as a US army brigade.

Advanced weapons and training will be provided in the Kurdistan Region where US and Western military advisors are working closely with Kurdish forces in fighting the Islamic State (ISIS).

Germany, Italy, Canada and other Western powers have helped the Peshmerga.

The German military has provided anti-tank Milan missiles which have proven deadly accurate against ISIS suicide trucks.

The Canadian military has provided mine detecting and bomb disposal robots.

The US, UK and France have also supported the Peshmerga with air strikes in most of their offensives against ISIS, especially for the capture of the Kurdish Yezidi town of Shingal in November.