Iran provided weapons to Iraq's Kurds: Barzani
Arbil, Iraq (AFP) Aug 26, 2014 - Iran was the first country to provide Iraq's embattled autonomous Kurdish region with weapons to fight off jihadist-led militants, president Massud Barzani said on Tuesday. "The Islamic Republic of Iran was the first state to help us... and it provided us with weapons and equipment," Barzani said at a joint news conference with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif. Militants led ... more

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