DUSSELDORF, Germany – Germany is set to step up military support for Erbil, with its parliament expected to grant formal approval for 100 military trainers and advanced weapons for the Kurdistan Region, the German Der Spiegel weekly reported.
The German government officially voted in favor of an earlier plan to send military experts to the Kurdistan Region in December last year as part of Berlin’s commitment to supporting Peshmerga forces in the war against the Islamic State (ISIS).
Der Spiegel said that the German government has agreed to increase its military support for the Kurds in Iraq, but awaits a parliamentary authorization which will most likely be made in the coming week.
German Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen has pushed the government for faster completion of the military delivery.
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