U.S. to send Iraq 250 MRAP vehicles for free, says Pentagon

(IraqiNews.com) On Wednesday, Pentagon Press Secretary U.S. Rear Adm. John Kirby announced, that the U.S. will send roughly 250 Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles to Iraq for free.

Pentagon Press Secretary, U.S. Rear Adm. John Kirby confirmed that the U.S. will send roughly 250 Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles to Iraq at no charge, and it would be done as part of the Pentagon’s ‘Excess Defense Articles’ program, adding that, the vehicles will be used to deal with roadside explosives set by the ISIS group,