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Sunday, February 08, 2015

Germany to Send Advanced Weapons to Peshmerga

MBDA's MILAN ERThe German government continues its militarily support of the Peshmerga forces in the fight against Islamic State.

According to a statement from the German ministry of defense, the Berlin government will send weapons and ammunition worth €13 million to Kurdish forces.

The new cache will include 30 anti-Tank MILAN missiles, 300 mortars and over 200 RPG launchers. Also in the shipment are 4,000 small guns, 6 million bullets, 10,000 grenades, 10 armored vehicles, medical equipment and military uniforms.

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