Colt M4 Carbines Top U.S. Arms List for Iraqi, Kurdish Forces
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The Defense Department plans to arm Iraqi and Kurdish forces and Sunni tribesmen with weapons such as Colt M4 Carbines and equip them with trucks, radios and satellite-guidance devices under a $1.62 billion request that President Barack Obama has sent to Congress.
The request to arm forces in Iraq to fight Islamic State extremists would have to be approved as part of the pending war budget for fiscal 2015. It would provide $1.23 billion for the Iraqi Security Forces, $354 million for Kurdish regional forces and $24 million for Sunni tribesman in besieged Anbar province.