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| Iraq crisis: France to deliver arms to Iraqi Kurds | Iraq crisis: France to deliver arms to Iraqi Kurds |
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| France will supply arms to Iraq's Kurds "in the coming hours", French President Francois Hollande has announced. | France will supply arms to Iraq's Kurds "in the coming hours", French President Francois Hollande has announced. |
| France has received approval from authorities in Baghdad for the decision, French media reports say. | France has received approval from authorities in Baghdad for the decision, French media reports say. |
| Kurdish forces have been fighting militants from the Islamic State (IS) group. The conflict has displaced thousands of people. | |
| The US has also reportedly begun supplying weapons to the Kurdish forces, known as the Peshmerga. | |
| A statement from Mr Hollande's office said the move was "in response to the urgent need expressed by the regional authorities in Kurdistan". | |
| Earlier the US announced it had sent 130 more military advisers to the Kurdish region. | Earlier the US announced it had sent 130 more military advisers to the Kurdish region. |
| The marines and special operations forces will assess the humanitarian situation and will not be engaged in combat, a US defence official said. | |
| The US has been carrying out air strikes against IS fighters in northern Iraq. | |
| The political leader of Iraq's Kurds, Massoud Barzani, had on Sunday appealed for international military aid to help defeat the Islamist militants. |