伊拉克庫爾德戰士呼籲美國援助更多武器

　　6月17日VOA聽力：伊拉克庫爾德兵士號令美國支援更多兵器

　　Peshmerga commanders say they their weapons arejust not good enough.

　　"Out of four heavy machine guns on the front line,usually just one of them is working, when one isbroken, we fix it, then another one breaks down andwe have to fix that, over and over.

　　Even our light weapons are old."

　　The fighters say Baghdad is not sending them what they need.

　　The U.S. Defense Department denies there's a problem.

　　"We continue to work through the government of Iraq and Prime Minister Abadi, and there'sbeen no problem in getting materiel that has been approved and equipment to the Peshmergaforces through that format.

　　And we think that is the appropriate way to continue."

　　The United States, France, and Germany have provided the Peshmerga with weapons,ammunition and money for salaries.

　　But the Peshmerga want more.

　　"They need to provide us with more modern equipment, night vision goggles, heavy machineguns, armored cars."

　　But there are concerns that in heavily arming the Peshmerga, this could become the front line oftheir fight for independence from Baghdad too.

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