Kurdistan Peshmerga forces receive 70 armored vehicles from US-led coalition: Coalition official

This, he added, provides “much needed mobility to the Peshmerga in their mission” to defeat the Islamic State (ISIS).

Wladimir van Wilgenburg 2021/09/22 12:52

A batch of Humvees supplied to the Peshmerga forces by the US-led coalition, Jan. 7, 2021. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

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ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) – US Col. Jeffrey Todd Burroughs, Deputy Director Military Advisor Group North, said in a tweet on Wednesday that the Ministry of Peshmerga has received 70 new armored vehicles.

#HappeningNow @CJTFOIR is divesting over 70 armored vehicles to the @KRG_MOPE M4 Warehouse, providing much needed mobility to the #Peshmerga in their mission to #DefeatDaesh! #AdviseandAssist #StrongerTogether pic.twitter.com/aXkSiDNlER
— Deputy Director MAG-North Colonel Todd Burroughs (@DepDirMAGN) September 22, 2021

He tweeted that the Coalition is “divesting over 70 armored vehicles” to the Ministry of Peshmerga M4 Warehouse.

This, he added, provides “much needed mobility to the Peshmerga in their mission” to defeat the Islamic State (ISIS).

"CJTF-OIR is committed to advising, assisting, and enabling the Peshmerga to secure the enduring defeat of ISIS," Col. Burroughs, Deputy Director Military Advisor Group North, later told Kurdistan 24.

"Today's divestment of vehicles provides much needed mobility assets to the Peshmerga to enhance their combat capability. This divestment also serves as a visible symbol of the coalition's commitment to our partner forces in this critical mission," he added.

This is not the first divestment of vehicles to the Ministry of Peshmerga, or even the first divestment of vehicles this month. On September 13, the US-led coalition supplied the Ministry of Peshmerga with 20 armored vehicles along with 30,000 magazines. Also, on September 8, the Ministry of Peshmerga received 150 vehicles.

In a previous interview in July, when the US supplied 70 vehicles to the Peshmerga, Col. Burroughs also emphasized that the coalition is committed to advising and supporting the Peshmerga going forward.

Since 2015, he said, the coalition has divested over $6 billion worth of military equipment to both the Iraqi military and the Kurdish Peshmerga.

He reiterated that the coalition is “committed to defeating Daesh (ISIS) in that mission.”