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May 29, 2015       Share:    

Source: http://thehill.com/policy/defense/243271-pentagon-has-plans-to-provide-weapons-to-sunni-fighters

Pentagon Plans to Directly Arm Sunni Fighters in Iraq vs. ISIS

(The Hill) Kristina Wong - After Sunni tribal fighters faced an embarrassing defeat by the Islamic State last week in Ramadi, they complained that they had not received payment or any U.S. military equipment from the central government. The Pentagon now has plans to provide military equipment directly to Sunni tribal fighters, a Defense Department spokeswoman said on Wednesday, a shift from its current policy to provide the equipment only through the central government in Baghdad.

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