KCSM Journal September 2, 2014
Chancellor Angela Merkel took special care to make the case for doing so even though there was no formal need for parliamentary backing. Over the weekend, the government announced it would send 70 Million Euros worth of arms and munitions to Kurdish Forces in iraq. They have been fighting invading state militants for several months now. Mindful of its past, germany has been reluctant to contribute to military operations but she cited evidence of ethnic cleansing by Islamic State fighters to justify her decision. A minute of silence was observed in the German Parliament in memory of the victims...
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