Germany Sends Aid to Iraq

German Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen announced plans to aid Iraqis fleeing the spreading violence in Iraq. Thousands of people are abandoning everything they own as the Islamic State terrorist group advances in northern Iraq.

Germany will provide humanitarian aid and what von der Leyen called “non-lethal” support for Iraq’s internally displaced people.

The defense minister said the government is reluctant to provide armaments because it goes against Germany’s principles to send weapons into war zones. However, she indicated that this position might be revisited.

The current turmoil in Iraq stems from the rapid advance by the Islamic State and allied Sunni militants across northern and western Iraq. The Islamic State has pressed forward rapidly since stating its goal of creating a caliphate in June.

Thousands of people have been killed and more than 1.5 million have been displaced by the violence.

Bible prophecy shows that the German government will more than revisit its principles of sending weapons into war zones. Soon, it will even send soldiers to hot spots around the world.

Watch Gerald Flurry’s latest Key of David program, “Fierce King Rising,” to learn what’s ahead for Germany.