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A report from the Government Accountability Office indicates that U.S. has lost track of about 190,000 AK-47 assault rifles and pistols given to Iraqi security forces in 2004 and 2005.
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Fast Facts
- Fears that these weapons are used by insurgents fighting U.S. forces in Iraq
- Around 30 per cent of the weapons distributed to Iraqi forces are thought to be unaccounted
- Approx 30 per cent of weapons distributed to the Iraqi forces are unaccounted for
- U.S. has spent $19.2 billion trying to develop Iraqi security forces since 2003 - $2.8 billion on equipment
- 2006: Report from GOA 14,000 weapons were missing
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