Germany ready to arm Iraqi Kurds

Germany is ready to arm Kurdish fighters battling Sunni Muslim insurgents in northern Iraq, defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday. "We are prepared, in principle, to provide weapons and ammunition within our means," she said. The Green party has requested that a parliament vote approves the deliveries.

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