US supplies Iraqi army with 30 armored vehicles to secure Baghdad’s Green Zone
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:00 P.M.) – On Wednesday, the US embassy in Baghdad announced that it has provided 30 armored cars to secure the Green Zone in central Baghdad, while it confirmed its continued support for Iraqi forces.
The embassy stated in a press statement, “The United States is committed to assisting the Iraqi army in maintaining the security of Iraq and Baghdad, and to achieve this goal, on Monday, it provided thirty armored cars to the Iraqi army, to help secure the international zone (the Green Zone).”
They stressed, “The aforementioned vehicles were provided to the Special Command Division, located at Al-Asad Air Base, and the Iraqi army will use them in its patrols.