America deducts more than 15 million dollars from the budget to combat "Da’esh” in Syria

ARK News… The defense spending bill, which includes the budget of the US Department of Defense (The Pentagon), witnessed the deduction of 18 million and 368 thousand dollars from the Syria part of the fund to combat ISIS from which the "Syrian Democratic Forces" will benefit.

The House of Representatives approved the National Defense Authorization Bill, with the support of a majority of the Republican and Democratic parties by 350 to 80 votes, and it was referred to the Senate for a vote, with an estimated budget of $ 858 billion, which is the largest budget in American history.

According to information obtained by Anadolu Agency from the 4,000-page bill, the House of Representatives has approved 487,513,000 dollars out of the 541,692,000 dollars required to be granted to American partners, including the SDF, within the scope of the fight against ISIS. In Iraq and Syria.

The table attached to the draft considered that 35 million and 811 thousand dollars out of 358 million and 15 thousand dollars requested for Iraq were unjustified, while the amount of 322 million and 204 thousand dollars was found appropriate to be granted to Iraq.

The table also considered that 18 million and 368 thousand dollars out of the 183 million and 677 thousand dollars required and benefited by the "SDF" in Syria were unjustified, and approved 165 million and 309 thousand dollars for activities, including the cooperation of the US army with the "SDF".

the US House of Representatives on Thursday, supported a bill that paves the way for the defense budget to reach a record level of $ 858 billion next year, an increase of $ 45 billion over the budget proposed by President Joe Biden.

The National Defense Act for the fiscal year 2023 allows for the allocation of $ 858 billion for military spending and includes a 4.6 percent increase in the salaries of soldiers, financing purchases of weapons, ships, and aircraft, and support for Taiwan and Ukraine.

The Senate is expected to approve the (National Defense Authorization) bill next week, and send it to the White House for President Biden to sign into law.

Source: Syria. tv

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