Germany prepared to send arms to Kurds in Iraq
Germany is prepared to arm Kurdish fighters battling Sunni insurgents in northern Iraq, officials said Wednesday.
Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier cited the "barbaric" actions of the Islamic State group that has taken control of large parts of Iraq in recent weeks, and the threat that their further advance could pose to the region and Europe.
"We are prepared, in principle, to provide weapons and ammunition within our means," Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen said in a joint news conference with Steinmeier in Berlin.
