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　　WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- The Pentagon on Monday notified Congress of its intention to sell Iraq 24 Apache attack helicopters worth some 4.8 billion dollars.

　　The move came as President Barack Obama's administration is stepping up its support for Baghdad's efforts to fight resurgent al-Qaida militants¹.

　　Sixty Hellfire missile launchers and 480 Hellfire missiles are included in the package, according to the Pentagon's Defense² Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), which oversees³ foreign arms sales.

　　"This proposed sale of AH-64E Apache helicopters will support Iraq's efforts to establish a fleet of multi-mission attack helicopters capable of meeting its requirements for close air support, armed reconnaissance and anti-tank warfare⁴ missions," the agency said in a press release.

　　It will not alter the "basic military balance" in the region, added the DSCA.

　　On Monday, the agency also informed Congress of its plan to sell Iraq equipment valued at some 1.37 billion dollars to support the training of Iraqi pilots on the "operation and maintenance" of six leased U.S. Apache helicopters.

　　Iraq suffered the highest level of violence in 2013 due to surging attacks by al-Qaida militants and tribal⁵ forces, with more than 8,000 people killed across the country.

　　Parts of Ramadi, the provincial⁶ capital of Anbar, and all of Fallujah, another big city in the western province, have fallen under the control of anti-government militants for the past few weeks.

　　Washington has shipped weapons to Iraq and shared intelligence with the government, but Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has requested more weaponry as well as counter-terrorism training.

　　The U.S. military was reportedly mulling such training in a third country, while Jordan has voiced its willingness to host the training.

1 militants   

激进分子，好斗分子( militant的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来，反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。
• Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此，巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。

2 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

3 oversees   

v.监督，监视( oversee的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• She oversees both the research and the manufacturing departments. 她既监督研究部门又监督生产部门。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The Department of Education oversees the federal programs dealing with education. 教育部监管处理教育的联邦程序。 来自互联网

4 warfare   

n.战争(状态)；斗争；冲突

参考例句：

• He addressed the audience on the subject of atomic warfare.他向听众演讲有关原子战争的问题。
• Their struggle consists mainly in peasant guerrilla warfare.他们的斗争主要是农民游击战。

5 tribal   

adj.部族的，种族的

参考例句：

• He became skilled in several tribal lingoes.他精通几种部族的语言。
• The country was torn apart by fierce tribal hostilities.那个国家被部落间的激烈冲突弄得四分五裂。

6 provincial   

adj.省的，地方的；n．外省人，乡下人

参考例句：

• City dwellers think country folk have provincial attitudes.城里人以为乡下人思想迂腐。
• Two leading cadres came down from the provincial capital yesterday.昨天从省里下来了两位领导干部。