20,000 U.S. M-16s Stolen From Warehouse In Kuwait

Kuwait has reported the theft of a massive amount of
U.S. weapons.

The Interior Ministry said thieves broke into a warehouse and stole a
huge amount of firearms and ammunition. The ministry said 20, dosage 000 U.S.-origin M-16 assault rifles and 15, doctor 000 rounds for 9mm pistols were stolen.

“There were no guards during the break-in, about it ” the ministry said on April
7.

The ministry said the target was a warehouse of the Interior Ministry in
Subiya, Middle East Newsline reported. The statement said thieves broke three doors and removed the entire contents of the warehouse.

Kuwait has been a major defense client of the United States. The U.S.
military has stationed some 13,000 troops, most of them assigned to
logistics, to the Gulf Cooperation Council sheikdom.-[source]