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Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Al Maliki called, on Thursday, to promptly kit out Iraqi forces with necessary equipment and machinery. The US Army Chief of Staff for his part stressed that his country is willing to cooperate with Iraq through training, preparing and arming of Iraqi forces.
“Cooperation between Iraq and the US must be maintained for the interest of both countries,” Maliki said in a statement, which Alsumarianews received a copy of, before receiving US Army Chief of Staff Raymond Odierno. “We should accelerate the process of providing Iraqi forces with necessary equipment and machinery,” he urged, a source told Alsumaria.
“The US is willing to cooperate with Iraq by training, equipping and arming Iraqi forces,” US Army Chief of Staff Raymond Odierno stressed for his part.
Iraqi government had announced, on December 15, that Iraqi Forces can be counted on to a certain extent despite current challenges. US trainers’ issue will be settled according to Iraqi forces’ needs and arm deals, the government assured.
Baghdad witnessed, on Thursday, a series of explosions with car bombs and explosive belts. The blasts that exploded in different regions of the capital led to the death of 57 people and the injury of 176, Iraqi Ministry of Health reported.
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