Assessment of the Accountability of Arms and Ammunition Provided to the Security Forces of Iraq
Abstract
(DoD Office of lnspector General (OIG) efforts regarding the accountability and control of U.S.-purchased arms and ammunition provided to the Iraq Security Forces (ISF) was triggered by a December 2005 DoD Hotline complaint and other information that a senior U.S. Army officer received illegal gratuities from a DoD contractor. This has evolved into extensive and ongoing DoD criminal investigations involving millions of dollars in bribes and a number of U.S. military officers, noncommissioned officers, civilian officials, and DoD contractors. Initiation of the Assessment. While investigating these complaints, investigators from the OIG Defense Criminal Investigative Service and the U.S. Army Criminal Investigative Division raised further concerns about the accountability, control, and loss of weapons provided to the ISF by the U.S. Government. These concerns were reinforced by a Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction audit report, followed by a Government Accountability Office audit report, which indicated accountability and control problems with particular weapons provided to the ISF in Iraq. Appendix B provides a discussion of these reports. In December 2006 and January 2007 the DoD OIG received allegations from the Turkish National Police and Ministry of Defense that weapons and explosives the U.S. supplied to the ISF were finding their way into the hands of insurgents, terrorists, and criminals in Turkey. After being briefed on that situation, the Secretary of Defense, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and congressional leadership requested that the DoD Inspector General send a team to review the current accountability and control over arms and ammunition provided to the ISF. The DoD Inspector General organized and deployed an Assessment Team to address the issue and review arms and ammunition accountability. Appendix C provides definitions of terms used in this report. Appendix D lists organizations contacted and visited.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 03, 2008
- Accession Number
- ADA596324
Entities
Organizations
- Office of the Inspector General, U.S. Department of Defense