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Lebanon receives US artillery, ammunition
By Agence France-Presse on Sunday, February 8th, 2015
The Lebanese army received a shipment of US weapons on Sunday, an embassy official told AFP, to help in the fight against jihadists who have staged incursions from Syria.
“The Lebanese military received 72 M198 power supply (howitzers), and more than 25 million rounds of artillery, mortar and rifle ammunition,” the official said on condition of anonymity.
An AFP photographer at the Beirut port also saw several Humvees, howitzers, ammunition containers and other military vehicles arriving.
In a statement, the US embassy said the aid is worth $25 million, adding that the 26 million rounds of ammunition included small, medium and heavy artillery rounds.
https://www.defencetalk.com/lebanon...munition-62801/
Lebanon to start receiving French arms in April
By Agence France-Presse on Sunday, February 8th, 2015
The first deliveries of Saudi-funded French weapons to help Lebanon combat jihadists will begin in April, a spokesman for Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said Sunday.
Fabius confirmed the time frame at a meeting with Lebanese Prime Minister Tammam Salam on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference, Romain Nadal told reporters.
Riyadh pledged $3 billion (2.65 billion Euros) to fund the purchase of the French weapons, to include helicopter gunships, armored personnel carriers, heavy artillery and surveillance drones, in December.
The military aid, which will allow the Lebanese army to modernize, will be supplied over the next three years.
https://www.defencetalk.com/lebanon...in-april-62804/
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