Germany to send 100 soldiers to train Kurdish Peshmerga

(IraqiNews.com) On Thursday, Germany has said it is considering sending around 100 soldiers to train anti-ISIS fighters in northern Iraq, according to German defense and foreign ministries’ spokesmen.

German Foreign Ministry spokesman Martin Schaefer and Defense Ministry spokesman Jens Flosdorff said, that both defense and foreign cabinets agreed on a proposal to present in the Parliament, and upon its authorization, Germany would send around 100 soldiers to train Kurdish Peshmerga fighters battling the ISIS group militants in northern Iraq.

Schaefer stated today, “Our goal is now to take the final decision by the cabinet before the Christmas break.”