ARBIL, Iraq (Reuters) - Iraq's northern Kurdistan region has no plans to send troops into Syria to defend fellow Kurds, a senior Iraqi Kurdish official said, despite safety concerns which have driven thousands to cross the border.
Iraqi Kurdish leader Massoud Barzani said earlier this month his well-armed region was ready to defend Kurds living in north-eastern Syria if they were being threatened by rebel militants who have captured swathes of land in the north.
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