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BAGHDAD, April 22 (Reuters) - Iraqi security forces will start replacing their AK-47 rifles this year with the M-16s and M-4s used by U.S. troops, which will help track the weapons and cut down on theft, a senior U.S. military official said.

Вот теперь дела быстро пойдут на лад. Я уверен.

Тhe Iraqi government had allocated $7.3 billion, or 20 percent of its 2007 budget, to security forces and would spend $9 billion over the next 18 months. Washington would contribute a further $5 billion over the same period.

Состоятельный тип этот Вашингтон -- интересно, чем занимается.

Вот тоже интересная подробность: Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki is also under pressure from his fractious government to set a timetable for a U.S. withdrawal.