Britain has appointed a security envoy to Iraq’s Kurdistan region to bolster efforts to defeat Islamic State militants reports the Associated Press.
The Prime Minister’s office, on Sunday, said the government would be sending night vision equipment, body armour and other non-lethal military gear to Kurdish forces in northern Iraq.
The Defence Secretary Philip Hammond added that the Royal Air Force would begin to ship ammunition and weapons of types used by the Kurdish forces.
Germany to arm Kurdish military (20 August 2014)
France sends arms to Kurdish forces as UK, US continue assistance (13 August 2014)
UK endorses US air strikes against IS fighters (09 August 2014)
Amid counteroffensive against ISIS, KRG seeks US military assistance as Kurds in Syria and Turkey extend support (05 August 2014)
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