,,iv  #aad? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,h4 ,,res4 #fhb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,april #ad1 #bjaf ,ms4
 ,ros-,leht95 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,%]man7  
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign        
,affairs  ,,resolution  ,urg+ !         
,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate to provide necess>y   
equipm5t & tra9+ to ! m5 & wom5 ( !     
,kurdi% ,pe%m]ga 9 ! fight aga9/ !      
,islamic ,/ate ( ,iraq & ,syria         
7,,isis74  ,:]eas ! ,kurdi% ,pe%m]ga1   
mean+ 8^? :o face dea?10 are ! milit>y  
=ces ( ,iraq's autonom\s ,kurdi/an      
,region1 gov]n$ by ! ,kurdi/an ,regional
 ,gov]nm5t 7,,krg71 "u au?ority grant$  
by ! ,iraqi con/itution2 ,:]eas !       
,pe%m]ga are on ! front l9es aga9/      
,,isis1 fight+ along an approximately   
#fej-mile disput$ bord] sep>at+ ,,isis &
 ,,krg-held t]ritory2 ,:]eas ! ,pe%m]ga1
 runn+ l[ on ammunition & equipp$ )     
piecemeal & sometimes decades-old       
weaponry1 rema9 woefully disadvantag$ 9 
! fight aga9/ ,,isis2 ,:]eas ov] #a1djj 

,pe%m]ga h fall5 & ?\s&s m h be5 w\nd$2 
,:]eas1 accord+ to ! ,congressional     
,rese>* ,s]vice1 !re are approximately  
#aej1jjj ,pe%m]ga =ces2 ,:]eas on       
,decemb] #ag1 #bjae1 ,unit$ ,/ates      
,secret>y ( ,def5se ,a%ton ,c>t] said 8!
 ,kurdi% ,pe%m]ga h be5 exactly :at we h
 be5 look+ = 9 ?is :ole fight 9 ,iraq & 
,syria1 namely a capable & motivat$ =ce 
t we c enable402 ,:]eas 9 #bjad1 !      
,unit$ ,nations ,high ,commission] =    
,refugees e/imat$ t ! ,kurdi/an ,region 
ho/$ approximately #bbj1jjj ,syrian     
refugees & #gjj1jjj int]nally displac$  
p]sons 7,i,d,ps72 ,:]eas on ,augu/ #ac1 
#bjad1 ! ,unit$ ,nations designat$      
,iraq1 includ+ ! ,kurdi/an ,region1 z a 
8,level #c ,em]g5cy01 its highe/ level  
em]g5cy designation2 ,:]eas1 accord+ to 
! ,,krg1 ! ,kurdi/an ,region n[ ho/s m  
?an #cjj1jjj ,syrian refugees & ov]     
#a1ejj1jjj ,i,d,ps & ! population has   
increas$ by almo/ #cj p]c5t s9ce !      
escalation ( viol5ce by ,,isis 9 #bjad2 
,:]eas ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,iraq has )held !  

,,krg's #ag p]c5t %>e ( ,iraq's annual  
budget s9ce ,febru>y #bjad2 & ,:]eas !  
loss ( fiscal transf]s f ! ,gov]nm5t (  
,iraq1 a burgeon+ population due to     
displac$ p]sons & refugees1 & ! lack (  
necess>y equipm5t 9 ! fight aga9/ ,,isis
 is caus+ a gr[+ economic1 humanit>ian1 
& security crisis 9 ! ,kurdi/an ,region 
& a decl9e 9 ! morale ( ! ,pe%m]ga3 ,n[1
 !re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,h\se (              
,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 urges ! ,dep>tm5t
 ( ,/ate to provide necess>y equipm5t & 
tra9+ to ! m5 & wom5 ( ! ,kurdi%        
,pe%m]ga 9 ! fight aga9/ ! ,islamic     
,/ate ( ,iraq & ,syria 7,,isis72  7#b7  
urges ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate to provide    
assi/ance to ! ,kurdi/an ,regional      
,gov]nm5t to assi/ 9 meet+ ! ne$s ( !   
int]nally displac$ p]sons & refugee     
populations2 &  7#c7 enc\rages !        
,pe%m]ga to cont9ue & r$\ble _! ef=ts to
 protect m9orities :o are flee+         
p]secution 9 ,iraq & ,syria4