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Iraq Requests $296 Million To Equip Peshmerga Brigades And Support Artillery Battalions

Friday, April 21st, 2017

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The State Department approved a possible $295.6 million Foreign Military Sales request to Iraq for equipment for two Peshmerga infantry brigades and two support artillery battalions.The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress of the potential sale on April 18.The request includes the possible sale of equipment needed to fully outfit two full Peshmerga Regional Brigades of light infantry and two artillery battalions that will provide support to those brigades.Equipment requested includes: 4,400 M16A4 rifles; 46 M2 50 caliber machine…

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