BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's decision to send weapons to Kurdish forces in Iraq is a significant, if risky, step for a country slowly taking on a bigger role on the world stage, Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Sunday.
Germany, which since World War Two has been reluctant to get involved in military missions abroad, last week broke a taboo by saying it would arm Iraqi Kurdish forces fighting Islamic State militants in northern Iraq.
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