WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States plans to buy arms for Sunni tribesmen in Iraq including AK-47s, rocket-propelled grenades and mortar rounds to help bolster the battle against Islamic State militants in Anbar province, according to a Pentagon document prepared for Congress.
The plan to spend $24.1 million (15.39 million pounds) represents a small fraction of the larger, $1.6 billion spending request to Congress focussing on training and arming Iraqi and Kurdish forces.
