Series Title | EurActiv |
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Series Details | 22.08.14 |
Publication Date | 22/08/2014 |
Content Type | News |
The German government announced in August 2014 its intention to send weapons to northern Iraq to support the offensive against radical Islamist forces, but the move sparked debate over the Bundestag's participation in such decisions. Commentatators noted that by this act the German government was putting into practice what it had made clear at the 2014 Munich Security Conference, that it was ready to play a more active role in global politics. However, an article in DGAP's IP Journal said that an opinion poll in August 2014 suggested that almost two thirds of Germans were opposed to supplying arms to fight Islamic State. On the 31 August 2014 the German government announced it would supply €50m worth of high-end military equipment to Kurdish forces fighting Islamic State (IS) militants in Iraq. Speaking to the Bundestag on the 1 September 2014, German Chancellor Angela Merkel defended the government's controversial decision to supply Kurds in northern Iraq with arms to aid their fight against the IS. |
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Source Link | http://www.euractiv.com/sections/global-europe/germany-debates-role-bundestag-approving-arms-shipments-iraq-307894 |
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Countries / Regions | Germany |
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