Thursday, March 28, 2024

Baghdad

Obama orders $25 million in immediate military aid for Iraq

The American President Barack Obama
The American President Barack Obama

(IraqiNews.com) On Wednesday evening, the American President Barack Obama decided to send $25 million dollars of military aid to the Iraqi government.

Iraqiya TV channel said in Newsflash followed by IraqiNews.com “Obama decided to send an immediate military aid of $25 million to the Iraqi government,” without giving further details.

The American President informed, earlier today, the leaders of Congress that he has the mandate to fight the organization of the Islamic state in Iraq andSyria, according to the plan which would be revealed in his forthcoming speech late at night on Wednesday.

On Wednesday the US Secretary of State, John Kerry, arrived at the Iraqi capital Baghdad at the start of a Middle East tour to drum up military, political and financial support against the organization of the Islamic State, which controls parts of Iraq and Syria. He met a number of officials headed by the Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi.

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