AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, Former Israeli commandos have been training Kurdish security forces in northern Iraq, the BBC reported on Sept. 19, showing videos of the alleged training camps.
According to the broadcaster, over 2004 and 2005, the ex-commandos were giving training to Kurdish soldiers and left Iraq in 2005 when told by the Kurds that their location was compromised.
Israel apparently provided the training, along with quad bikes, communications equipment and security fencing through security companies.
The training covered airport security, the use of long rifles and pistols, shooting from behind doors and barricades, and how to identify a terrorist in a crowd, the broadcaster reported.
The BBC also reported that the total value of the training, and the associated equipment supplied, may have been as high as $150 million (118 million euros).
Speaking to the broadcaster, an unidentified Israeli who took part in the training camps said:
