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At the request of the government of Iraq to provide urgent military support, the UK will supply heavy machine guns and nearly half-a-million rounds of ammunition. This will give the Kurdish Peshmerga forces additional firepower in order to help them defend the front line, protect civilians and push back\u00a0ISIL<\/abbr>\u00a0advances.<\/p>\n

Defence Secretary Michael Fallon said:<\/strong><\/p>\n

ISIL\u00a0militants are guilty of shocking brutality. So I am pleased that we will supply weapons to the Kurdish forces who are at the front line of combating their violent extremism.<\/p>\n

We have already provided body armour and other protective equipment as well as ammunition from our partners; these weapons will help the Kurdish forces in taking the fight to these barbaric terrorists.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The UK is committed to assisting the government of Iraq by alleviating the humanitarian suffering of those Iraqis targeted by ISIL\u00a0terrorists; promoting an inclusive, sovereign and democratic Iraq that can push back on\u00a0ISIL<\/abbr>advances and restore stability and security across the country.<\/p>\n

The RAF\u00a0continues to transport military equipment and ammunition on behalf of other countries as well as providing UK non-lethal military equipment including body armour, helmets and ration packs. Today a flight flew into Erbil in northern Iraq carrying the latest support package.<\/p>\n

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