Bosnia has donated more than 550 tonnes of surplus arms and ammunition to Iraq as part of its involvement in the U.S.-led coalition against Islamic State militants, the Balkan country's defense minister said on Monday. The donation was made on request from the United States and comprises arms and ammunition produced decades ago, when Bosnia was part of the **w-defunct Yugoslav federation, minister Zekerijah Osmic told reporters. Under its NATO and U.S.-sponsored defense reforms, Bosnia has to offload more than 16,500 tonnes of ammunition and more than 40,000 pieces of ******ry, a surplus left over after its 1992-95 war in which more than 100,000 people died. Bosnia is **t in the NATO alliance but hopes to join.
03-17-2015, 06:17 AM
Bosnia donates 550 tonnes of arms to Iraq, more may follow: minister
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