US provides $500,000 worth of equipment to Erbil security forces
The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Minister of Interior Rebar Ahmed and other Asayish officials accompanied Palladino during his visit to the security directorate.
ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) – The United States has provided $500,000 worth of equipment to the internal security services of the Kurdistan Region’s capital for Erbil to help it counter explosives.
In a visit to Asayish (Kurdish internal security) headquarters in Erbil, US Consul General David Palladino presented the equipment in a ceremony to the security forces’ Explosive Ordinance Disposal unit.
“Following a pause in anti-terrorism assistance operations due to #COVID19, the #United_States has resumed security assistance operations with programs valued at over $10 million planned over the next two years,” the consulate general announced on Thursday.
CG Palladino presented the Asayish w/ $500,000 worth of security equipment in a ceremony at Erbil Asayish HQ. U.S. has planned security assistance progs valued at over $10 million over next 2 years. US is committed to supporting the people of IKR & to the enduring defeat of ISIS. pic.twitter.com/MwvIzBxP4D
— U.S. Consulate General Erbil (@USConGenErbil) February 24, 2022
The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Minister of Interior Rebar Ahmed and other Asayish officials accompanied Palladino during his visit to the security directorate.
The US reiterates its commitment to “the people of the Iraqi Kurdistan Region and to the enduring defeat of ISIS,” the consulate added.
The US has provided the Kurdish Peshmerga forces with financial assistance, training, and weapons to aid their fight against ISIS, which began in 2014.