Kurdistan Peshmerga forces receive 50 vehicles through US Counter-ISIS program

Wladimir van Wilgenburg 2021/09/28 13:22

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

Kurdistan CJTF-OIR Peshmerga Ministry of Peshmerga

ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) – US Col. Jeffrey Todd Burroughs, Deputy Director Military Advisor Group North, confirmed in a tweet on Tuesday that the Ministry of Peshmerga has received 50 new vehicles.

#HappeningNow - #Peshmerga departing with over 50 vehicles divested from @CJTFOIR to aid in their mission to #DefeatDaesh! @KRG_MOPE #AdviseandAssist #StrongerTogether pic.twitter.com/pcqPRkMCna
— Deputy Director MAG-North Colonel Todd Burroughs (@DepDirMAGN) September 28, 2021

“Peshmerga departing with over 50 vehicles divested from @CJTFOIR (Coalition) to aid in their mission to #DefeatDaesh!” he tweeted.

The vehicles are funded through the US Department of Defense (DoD)-funded Counter-ISIS Train and Equip Fund (CTEF) program.

Moreover, the official Twitter account of the CJTFOIR (Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve), the US-led Coalition against the so-called Islamic State, also tweeted that since the Iraqi government invited the Coalition to help with in the fight against ISIS, "we have worked to build our ISF/Peshmerga partners' capacities as it is critical for the success of our mission."

Last week in two divestments, the Coalition provided a total of 130 vehicles to the Ministry of Peshmerga. It was the fifth divestment of vehicles for this month.

"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, told Kurdistan 24 on September 22.

He added that the “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.”