US to Consider Providing Weapons to Iraqi Kurds: Congressman -- Sputnik
US House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce has announced that the US House of Representatives has introduced a legislative proposal to provide lethal weapons to Iraqi Kurds.
WASHINGTON, November 21 (Sputnik) – The US House of Representatives has introduced a legislative proposal to provide lethal weapons to Iraqi Kurds fighting the Islamic State (IS) extremist group, US House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce has announced in a statement.
"This important legislation will finally allow the 190,000 strong force [of Iraqi Kurds] to get the firepower it needs to effectively fight this brutal terrorist organization [IS]," Royce said in the statement, released Thursday.
The legislation would temporary authorize US President Barack Obama to provide arms directly to Kurdish forces fighting IS on the ground.
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More News On The Kurds Demanding U.S. Military assistance, And The U.S. Congressmen Who Wish To Provide It
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Kurds need more heavy weapons to face 'brutal' IS group -- France 24
Congress weighs arming Iraqi Kurd -- Al Monitor
US pledges more support for Kurds -- Rudaw
Kurds Appeal to U.S. for Heavier Weaponry to Fight Islamic State Militants -- WSJ
Iraqi Kurds say West not providing enough arms to defeat ISIL -- Al Jazeera
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