Military aid to be decided in Iraq by German government on this Sunday | ||
29/08/2014 | ||
In a news conference, he said, "We should be helping with certain supplies, according to our capabilities, so they can fight and prevent ISIS from taking over the whole region and creating a caliphate." The minister added, "The German government has not reached a decision yet today but I believe that a decision should be made on Sunday on concretely what should be supplied." Germany's decision last week to help the Kurds signaled a break with a post-war principle of not sending arms to conflict zones. Chancellor Angela Merkel said what she described as "genocide" in northern Iraq justified exceptional measures. | ||
Last Update:: 29/08/2014 | ||
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