CTS receives from the international coalition equipment worth 6 million dollars

Baghdad-INA

The international coalition forces handed over $6 million to the Counter-Terrorism Service, weapons and equipment .

A coalition statement received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA), stated that "under the supervision of the Joint Operations Command, the coalition forces / the Joint Task Force - Operation  Inherent Resolve (CJTFOIR) handed over to the Counter-Terrorism Service ammunition, weapons and wheels worth more than 6 and a half million US dollars."

He added that "this equipment is intended to support Iraq in its mission to defeat ISIS," noting that it "is part of the Training and Equip Fund Program to Combat ISIS that has been implemented since 2014, and which is funded through the US Department of Defense budget allocated to Operation Inherent Resolve." .

The statement pointed out that "the program, whose implementation is supervised by Operation Inherent Resolve, aims to support the Iraqi government in the battle against ISIS."