BAGHDAD / Aswat al-Iraq: Some pieces of armors contracted with Serbia arrived today in Iraq, the Parliamentary Security and Defense Commission disclosed today.

 

The shipment included mortars and ammunitions.

 

The Commission added that parts of the artillery will be received within the coming two months.

 

The Iraqi Interior Ministry's electronic site quoted a source in the Parliamentary Commission saying that the "directions are to diversify the Iraqi arms".

 

The source added that "Iraq needs more time to train its forces on how to use the new weapons".

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