US-Led Coalition Downsizes Program That Spent $5 Bn to Equip ‘Security Partners in Iraq and Syria’

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The US will attempt to maintain equipment and other supplies for local fighters battling pockets of remaining fighters of the Daesh* terror group in Syria and Iraq while scaling back aid that totaled more than $5 billion since 2014, Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve said in a press release on Thursday.

“The conditions-based divestments for our security partners in Iraq and Syria gives them a significant edge over Daesh*”, CJTF-OIR Commander Pat White said in the release. “Looking ahead, our partners will prioritize sustaining the recently fielded tactical equipment and forecasting requirements for critical supplies to keep the pressure on Daesh* remnants.”

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