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Iraq
Donations to the cause from Bosnia and Turkey
2015-03-14
Bosnia donates 500 tons of ammunition for Iraq

[IraqiNews.com] On Wednesday, an official at the Bosnian Ministry of Defense revealed that his country has donated 500 tons of ammunition in aid to Iraq to fight ISIS.

The French News agency quoted the official as saying, "The Republic of Bosnia donated 500 tons of live ammunition to Iraq for the purpose of helping the Iraqi forces in the fight against ISIS."

The official, who asked to remain anonymous, added, "We want to contribute to the fight against the terrorist organization," adding that, "The three presidencies in Bosnia agreed to the request of the United States to join the international coalition."

Turkey to send 15 truckloads of military equipment to Iraq

[IraqiNews.com] The Sick Man of Europe Turkey
...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire....
announced on Wednesday, that it will 15 truckloads of military equipment to Iraq, confirming that it is training more than 1,500 Peshmerga elements.
Not clear is whether the equipment went to the Kurds or to Baghdad...
The front man for the Turkish Foreign Ministry Tango Bagheij said in remarks reported by 'Anatolia' and followed by IraqiNews.com, "In this context, Turkey trained a thousand and 511 of Kurdish Peshmerga elements, in addition to sending 15 truckloads of military equipment to Iraq."

Bagheij added, "The Turkish Minister of Defense confirmed, during his meetings with Iraqi officials as part of his recent visit to Iraq, Turkey's intelligence and logistical support for Iraq in its war against ISIS."
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