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U.S. President Barack Obama has reportedly blocked allies in the Middle East from delivering heavy weapons to Kurdish forces fighting Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL).

The Kurds have alone proven successful in pushing back ISIL in Syria and parts of Iraq’s northwest, but are also frustrated that Iraqi forces have left scores of American-made weapons behind when fleeing the battlefield.

Those weapons are now being used by ISIL against the Kurds, who are fighting for the most part with inferior Soviet-made arms.

“If the Americans and the West are not prepared to do anything serious about defeating [ISIL], then we will have to find new ways of dealing with the threat,” a senior Arab government official told The Telegraph.

“With [ISIL] making ground all the time we simply cannot afford to wait for Washington to wake up to the enormity of the threat we face.”

Some U.S. Arab allies have said they are prepared to supply heavy weapons to Kurdish forces in defiance of Iraqi authorities and their American supporters who insist all weapons deliveries must go through Baghdad.

The Telegraph reported that at least one Arab state may be considering arming the Kurds directly, despite U.S. opposition.

The administration’s lack of focus in the bombing campaign is also said to have infuriated allies Saudi Arabia and Jordan.

“There is simply no strategic approach,” one senior Gulf official said. “There is a lack of coordination in selecting targets, and there is no overall plan for defeating ISIL.”

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