The United States has delivered 100 Hellfire missiles, along with assault rifles and ammunition, to Iraq as part of its anti-terrorism assistance to the country, the US embassy to Iraq has said.
In a statement issued on Sunday, it said the delivery was made earlier this month in order to help bolster Iraqi forces fighting a breakaway al-Qaeda group known as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
"It is essential that Iraqi Security Forces are equipped with modern and effective weaponry given the serious threat ... the ISIL now poses to Iraq and the region," said the statement, which also promised to send more weapons to Iraq in the coming weeks.
It added that since the middle of January, Iraqi security forces had received more than eleven million rounds of ammunition, as well as thousands of machine guns, sniper rifles, assault rifles and grenades.
US delivers 100 Hellfire missiles to Iraq - Middle East - Al Jazeera English
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