Merkel defends Kurdish arms delivery

German Chancellor Angela Merkel defended her country's decision to
supply the Kurdish regional government with weapons in their fight
against Islamic State forces in Iraq.

The move has been a subject of political debate in Germany where
opinion polls show the public doesn't support the government's
decision.

Ira Spitzer reports from Berlin.

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