Kurdish Peshmerga fighters are seen during the battle with Islamic State militants on the outskirts of Mosul January 21, 2015. Kurdish forces in northern Iraq said on Wednesday they had cleared Islamic State insurgents from nearly 500 square kilometres of territory and broken a key IS supply line between the city of Mosul and strongholds to the west near Syria. REUTERS/Azad Lashkari
Radio Free Europe: U.S. To Provide Arms Soon To Iraqi Kurds To Fight IS
U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter visited Irbil, the capital of Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region, December 17 as part of a weeklong, unannounced trip to Iraq.
He met with the Kurdish region's President Masud Barzani and commanders within the U.S.-led coalition that is fighting Islamic State (IS) militants.
He later met with U.S. special operations forces and had dinner with U.S. troops.
Carter said Barzani assured him that Kurdish forces will participate in the coalition's effort to encircle IS and retake Mosul, which IS has held since last year.
WNU Editor: This promise of arms contradicts what the US Defense Secretary was only saying yesterday .... Defense secretary praises Kurds but signals no direct arms (The Hill).
More News On The U.S. Promising To Arm The Kurds
Defense Secretary Carter vows to arm Kurdish brigades for upcoming Battle of Mosul -- Military Times
US to Arm 2 Kurdish Brigades to Help Retake Mosul -- Sputnik
The Fight Against ISIS In Iraq: Wider Anti-Islamic State US Role Sought By Ash Carter During Visit To Middle Eastern County -- IBTimes
Commander: Peshmerga don't have enough weapons in ISIS fight -- The Hill
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