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As the U.S. and other coalition allies begin their deliveries of lethal military equipment to the Kurds, the Canadian Forces has still to figure out when it will do so.

America and its coalition partners have begun arming the Kurdish peshmerga with weapons such as armoured personnel carriers, mortars and anti-tank weapons, the U.S. publication, the Stars and Stripes newspaper reported.

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Brig. Gen. John E. Novalis II, deputy commander of the 101st Airborne Division, told the newspaper that the U.S.-led coalition is providing the peshmerga with a significant amount of new gear. “We have decided to give them about two U.S. Army brigades-worth of equipment – heavier stuff,” he said.

The deliveries were approved and coordinated with the Iraqi government. There is concern in Baghdad the Kurds will eventually use such weaponry to support an eventual bid for independence.

The ships include at least 150 vehicles, including 40 Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) armored personnel carriers. Of those fifteen are equipped with mine-rollers.