U.S. details major military assistance to Kurdish forces

By World Tribune on February 12, 2015   BB Middle East, Exclusives, Iraq, Kurdistan, Mideast, Stateside, Syria, Terrorism, Top Stories, U.S. Military, Washington  

Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The United States has disclosed military assistance to the Kurdish Regional Government in northern Iraq. The State Department said the U.S. military has airlifted thousands of weapons, mortars and other munitions to KRG forces, called Peshmerga. Officials said Washington has also overseen the training of Kurdish troops in northern Iraq […]