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Thursday, October 16, 2014

Germany Leaving Options Open for Arming PKK

Germany Leaving Options Open for Arming PKK

Jamie Dettmer

October 16, 2014 2:38 PM
GAZIANTEP, TURKEY—

The U.S. isn’t the only Western country sparing with Ankara over Turkey’s refusal to assist the Kurds fighting off Islamic militants in neighboring Syria. A senior ally of Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel says the West shouldn’t rule out arming Turkey’s outlawed Kurdish separatists to help in the fight against jihadists.

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