German government plan to give Peshmerga forces more armored vehicles and anti-tank missile

[Zarvan]

Jul 9, 2016

Dingo APC in Zerevani Peshmerga camo at Shingal
German government is willing to continue providing Peshmerga battling IS terrorists with weapons for the coming six months.

German government plan to give Peshmerga forces more Dingo armored vehicles, MILAN anti-tank missiles and automatic assault rifles. It is planned to give 200 MILAN anti-tank missiles, 4,000 automatic assault rifles and five Dingo vehicles.

Germany have been aiding the Peshmerga for more than a year. It has sent a total sum of 1,800 tons of weapons to Peshmerga so far.

“Germany and other countries should continue their assistance to the Peshmerga forces in the fight against ISIS,” said Merkel speaking to German parliament.

http://defence-blog.com/army/german...-armored-vehicles-and-anti-tank-missiles.html

 

[Drashid]

Funding a terrorist group is unacceptable, even if they are fighting an even worse one.

 

[Penguin]

Sindjar, also known as Shingal and formerly Sanjár, is a town in Sinjar District, Nineveh Province, Iraq near Mount Sinjar.

Peshmerga are the military forces of the autonomous region of Iraqi Kurdistan. The overall formal head of the peshmerga is the President of Iraqi Kurdistan.

The peshmerga force itself is largely divided and controlled separately by the Democratic Party of Kurdistan and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, although both pledge allegiance to the Kurdistan Regional Government. Efforts are under way to gather the entire force under the Ministry of Peshmerga Affairs. Peshmerga forces are responsible for defending the land, people and institutions of the Kurdistan Region.

Because the Iraqi Army is forbidden by law from entering Iraqi Kurdistan, the peshmerga, along with other Kurdish security subsidiaries, are responsible for the security of the Kurdish Region. These subsidiaries include Asayish (official intelligence agency), Parastin u Zanyarî (assisting intelligence agency) and the Zeravani (military police).

Unlike other militia forces, the peshmerga were never prohibited by Iraqi law.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peshmerga

 

[Darr]

Funding a terrorist group is unacceptable, even if they are fighting an even worse one.

Peshmerga is the only force that is intent on eradicating ISIS unlike other sunnis states and their proxies