Pro-Iranian militia used US Abrams tanks in Syria: Pentagon: "US Abrams tanks sold to Iraq have been used by a pro-Iranian paramilitary group in fighting against the Islamic State group in Syria, the Pentagon said Friday.
The tanks, however, were later returned to the Iraqi military, Pentagon spokesman Eric Pahon said.
M1 Abrams tanks have been sold to Iraq over the past decade, Pahon said, but Washington “has not provided defense articles to the Shia Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), which are part of the Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) by law.”
The PMF, or Hashed al-Shaabi, is a paramilitary group with close ties to Tehran, and was actively engaged in combat against the IS in Syria." Read More