The Secretary of State knows that in the absence of an effective Iraqi Government response, the people who have been fighting bravely on the ground are the Kurds—the peshmerga from the Kurdistan Regional Government. At the same time, Kurds in Syria have been fighting bravely against the same forces. Is it not the case that those Kurdish forces have been calling out for heavier weaponry and for military support from this country, as well as from other countries? Why are our Government not giving the Kurds the weaponry and the support that they need?
Britain and International Security
Proceeding contribution from
Mike Gapes
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Thursday, 2 July 2015.
It occurred during Debate on Britain and International Security.
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