Germany Begins Military Aid To Iraqi Kurds

LEIPZIG, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 4: Members of the Bundeswehr, the German armed forces, prepare the first shipment of non-lethal military hardware destined for Kurdish peshmerga troops in northern Iraq is seen on September 4, 2014 in Leipzig, Germany. The shipment will include bullet-proof vests, communications equipment, mine-detection devices, binoculars and helmets. The Bundestag recently voted to allow Germany to also send weapons to the peshmerga to further help the fighters in their struggle against ISIS forces, with the first shipment likely going out later this month. (Photo by Ronny Hartmann/Getty Images)