U.S.-supplied weapons are already ending up in ISIS hands
Entrenched corruption in the Iraqi military and police forces is undermining the fight against the Islamic State militant group. The US is seeking to empower Iraqi forces and Sunni tribes by funneling more than $1 billion in supplies and weapons through the government in Baghdad. "But some of the weaponry recently supplied by the army […]Michael B. Kelley writes for Business Insider:
Entrenched corruption in the Iraqi military and police forces is undermining the fight against the Islamic State militant group. The US is seeking to empower Iraqi forces and Sunni tribes by funneling more than $1 billion in supplies and weapons through the government in Baghdad. "But some of the weaponry recently supplied by the army has already ended up on the black market and in the hands of Islamic State fighters, according to Iraqi officers and lawmakers," The New York Times reports. "American officials directed questions to the Iraqi government." Tribes argue that the US should arm them directly, but the Shia-dominated Iraqi government and its main backer, Iran, are wary of bolstering Sunni groups.
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