Iran agrees to arm Kurdish peshmerga in fight against Islamic State

World Today

Sectarian fighting has surged in northern Baghdad, where Sunni extremists have taken control of more territory. But, in an effort to stop the advances from Islamic State militants, Iran has agreed to arm the Kurdish peshmerga army.

CCTV America’s Sean Callebs reports from Erbil.

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