February 10, 2018
KNOWING YOUR ALLIES:
Iran-Backed Militias 'Used U.S.-Made Tanks' Fighting IS In Syria (Radio Liberty, February 10, 2018)
The Pentagon says Iranian-backed militias fighting Islamic State (IS) extremists in Syria used Abrams tanks that the U.S. military had originally provided to the Iraqi Army. [...]The Iranian-backed Shi'ite Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) are legally considered by Iraq to be part of the Iraqi Security Forces, [Pentagon spokesman Eric] Pahon said.
Posted by Orrin Judd at February 10, 2018 7:16 AM