The US gave the Iraqi army 250 new armored vehicles as part of the fight against extremists from the Islamic State, the US ambassador to Iraq Stuart Jones said yesterday in Baghdad.
"The number one threat to Iraqi security forces is roadside bombs as well as car bombs," Jones said, adding that the armored vehicles "will save lives and enable the Iraqi military to defeat" the Islamic State group.
Jones did not give a date for when the vehicles would be delivered, but said the US had provided Iraq with $300 million worth of military aid during 2014. The US previously promised to send 10.000 M16A2 rifles in the first half of this year. The US is at the head of an international coalition that is bombing jihadist positions in Iraq and Syria.
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