Wednesday, January 28, 2015

American weapons fielded by Iran-backed Kata'ib Hizbullah militia in Iraq

American weapons and equipment fielded by Iran-backed Kata'ib Hizbullah (KH) militia in the war against ISIL, as depicted on video uploaded 25JAN15 on YouTube:

American-supplied, formerly Iraqi Army M1A1M main battle tank on M1070 Truck Tractor and M1000 Heavy Equipment Transporter Semi-trailer; now in use with Iran-backed Kata'ib Hizbullah militia in Iraq.

Note: This former Iraqi Army M1A1M main battle tank may be the same unit adorned with KH flag seen depicted on social media last October 2014.

American supplied, formerly Iraqi Army M113A2 armored personnel carriers; now in use with  Iran-backed Kata'ib Hizbullah militia in Iraq.

American supplied, formerly Iraqi Army Navistar 7000 series heavy lift vehicles; now in use with Iran-backed Kata'ib Hizbullah militia in Iraq.

American supplied, formerly Iraqi ERU and Iraqi Army HMMMV type vehicles; now in use with Iran-backed Kata'ib Hizbullah militia in Iraq.

American supplied, formerly ISF trucks including Fords, Chevrolets and Dodges; now in use as technicals with Iran-backed Kata'ib Hizbullah militia in Iraq.

American supplied, formerly ISF M16 type assault rifles; now in use with Iran-backed Kata'ib Hizbullah militia in Iraq.

Iran-supplied Safir tactical vehicles fitted with Fajr-1 twelve-tube 107 mm rocket launchers; in use with Iran-backed Kata'ib Hizbullah militia in Iraq.

A study of allegiance in similar flags, left to right: Iran's IRGC, Lebanese Hezbollah and Iraqi Kata'ib Hizbullah


Complete video:

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

that is nothing unusual
if you deliver weapon in a war zone
it will go to any and every fighting factions , hisbullah, kurd, ISIS AL Kaida ,....

Anonymous said...

- All the more reasons why we need to be careful in exporting weaponry to unstable parts of the world . lest they might fall into the wrong hands .