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U.S. to Arm Sunni Tribesman

With AK-47s, grenades, and mortar rounds.

In an effort to boost opponents of ISIS in the Anbar province, the U.S. plans to purchase arms for Sunni tribesmen in Iraq. Those arms will include AK-47s, rocket-propelled grenades, and mortar rounds. The $24.1 million spending spree is part of a larger $1.6 billion spending request to Congress by the Pentagon that focuses on training and arming Iraqi and Kurdish forces. “Not arming tribal fighters will continue to leave anti-ISIL tribes reluctant to actively counter ISIL,” the request said.

Read it at Reuters

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