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Iraq - U.S. Biden: billions of dollars to provide assistance to the Iraqi security services ...

November 25, 2010

The process of arming the «large» the Army in 2011

Biden: billions of dollars to provide assistance to the Iraqi security services

بغداد – الصباح BAGHDAD - morning

It is hoped that next year will witness the largest arm of the Iraqi army since the fall of the dictatorial regime in 2003. These efforts and the efforts to complete the readiness of Iraqi forces, such as the withdrawal of the American counterpart of the country.

It is expected to get the Iraqi air force aircraft F / 16 end of the year 2011, according to a military source told «morning».

The source says: «At the end of missions of U.S. forces will have a high capability of Iraqi forces will be able to fill any gaps you may get, in addition to controlling the security situation is good».

The source continued: he «will also be equipping Iraqi forces by more than 100 cannon light, medium and heavy, in addition to tanks and modern armored personnel carriers and tank», revealed the existence of an Iraqi request and described as «old new» for the purchase of helicopters, Apache. The sources of the British press has revealed last year asked the U.S. administration's refusal to supply Iraq with this type of aircraft.

The source affirms that «there are other types of weapons sought by Iraq, and going to get it at a later time, including cargo planes U.S. military developed, as well as warships», describing the process of reinforcing that will be next year b «large», especially with the intention of the administration of President Barack Obama delivered the Iraqi forces more than a million assorted weapons after the full withdrawal of its troops from Iraq.

In the meantime, U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden, he will funnel billions of dollars to provide necessary assistance to Iraqi forces.

Biden said in a statement published in a U.S. newspaper: The «reduce the number of U.S. troops in Iraq will provide 15 billion (billion) dollars in the next fiscal year

We strive to guide less than a third of this amount to provide the necessary assistance to the Iraqi security forces and to the efforts of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of our leadership in the civil ».

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