Germany broke with post-war tradition yesterday and agreed to supply weapons to Iraq to combat Islamist militants.
Angela Merkel’s government is looking at providing weaponry that may include arms and ammunition, the defence and foreign ministers said.
The shift in policy underlines the growing concern in western capitals about the threat posed by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, known as Isis, which has captured large swaths of territory in Syria and Iraq in recent months and slaughtered thousands.
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