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Army

Excess U.S. MRAPs Reaching Kurdish Forces Fighting ISIS In Northern Iraq

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2016

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Excess U.S. MRAPs Reaching Kurdish Forces Fighting ISIS In Northern Iraq

An MRAP vehicle awaits rescue during an Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle evacuation near Nassariyah, Iraq, Dec. 31, 2009.

Hundreds of armored trucks the U.S. military donated to Kurdish forces are finally reaching the front line as the Peshmerga fight Islamic State (ISIS) militants for control of Mosul in northwestern Iraq.Peshmerga forces are set to receive a brigade’s worth of vehicles and equipment to bolster their ongoing fight with ISIS. The gear includes mine-resistant, ambush-protected (MRAP) vehicles the U.S. military has stored since formally exiting Iraq in 2011, according to Army Maj. Gen. Richard Clarke, commander of U.S. ground…

Congress

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Congress

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Budget

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