Al-Numan: Iraq is witnessing a qualitative leap in equipping weapons for security services
Baghdad-INA
The spokesman for the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Sabah Al-Numan, confirmed today, Monday, that Iraq is witnessing a qualitative leap in equipping weapons for security services.
Al-Numan told the Iraqi News Agency (INA): "Since the government assumed its duties, the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces has paid great attention to the issue of arming our security services and units in their various specialties and with diverse armament technologies in their sources."
He added that "Iraq is witnessing a qualitative leap in weapons and equipment that our security services possess, whether for the Iraqi army, the interior, counter-terrorism, or national security, in a manner consistent with the mission of this service and its success and effectiveness in coordination with other security services."
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