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Germany to send 1,200 soldiers to Syria to support fight against Islamic State
telegraph.co.uk ^ | 3:43PM GMT 29 Nov 2015 | Melanie Hall, Berlin

Posted on 11/29/2015 9:29:54 AM PST by BenLurkin

The planned German military involvement in response to France’s call for more countries to help fight the militants after the Paris attacks would see troops provide service support to ships and reconnaissance planes, but would not include direct combat.

The plan still needs approval from parliament, with the government seeking a mandate before the end of the year, said Volker Wieker, chief of staff of the German army.

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He added that troops would be sent to Syria quickly once parliament had approved a mandate for the operation, meaning soldiers could be deployed as soon as the end of this year. It is yet to be decided how long German military involvement will last.

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The German air force would provide four to six Tornado jets for reconnaissance that could be stationed at two locations, with talks under way with Jordan and Turkey about using the airbases in Incirlik and Amman...

A German frigate would also accompany France's Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier, whose planes will refuel the jets of coalition, he said.

However, Mr Wieker said he did not believe German participation in current US-led air strikes against Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (Isil) was necessary at the moment.

(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: germany; isis; syria
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1 posted on 11/29/2015 9:29:55 AM PST by BenLurkin
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the coalition pilots are carrier certified for the de Gaulle?


2 posted on 11/29/2015 9:31:42 AM PST by RitchieAprile
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They’d be better off sending their army to defend their own borders against the invasion of so-called “refugees.”


3 posted on 11/29/2015 9:31:57 AM PST by euram
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Indeed!


4 posted on 11/29/2015 9:32:57 AM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: BenLurkin

Probably not a good idea. Those troops will probably needed back home in Germany before long.


5 posted on 11/29/2015 9:36:54 AM PST by Parmy
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To: BenLurkin
This is ridiculous cart-before-the-horse crap.

Stop letting these scum into your countries!

6 posted on 11/29/2015 9:37:25 AM PST by Extremely Extreme Extremist
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To: BenLurkin

Stay in place. ISIS is coming to your hometown. And you invited them, you morons.


7 posted on 11/29/2015 9:38:29 AM PST by McGruff (Those that fail to learn from history, are doomed to repeat it)
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To: BenLurkin

As long as they are fighting ISIS. I am afraid they will also be used to help topple Assad and who knows what his replacement will be.


8 posted on 11/29/2015 9:39:42 AM PST by Parley Baer
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To: BenLurkin

At least they’ll get some quick on the job training because they’ll soon need it back home.


9 posted on 11/29/2015 9:40:44 AM PST by bgill ( CDC site, "we still do not know exactly how people are infected with Ebola")
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To: BenLurkin

Train the stinking ‘refugee’ males aged 18 and over, and send THEM over to Syria to fight ISIS.


10 posted on 11/29/2015 9:41:13 AM PST by CivilWarBrewing
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To: Parmy

Yep.. Merkel WANTS to keep Germany’s border UNPROTECTED so more Islamists pour in. This woman is downright EVIL and part of the NWO Cabal.


11 posted on 11/29/2015 9:42:31 AM PST by CivilWarBrewing
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To: RitchieAprile

No jets will use the French Carrier besides the French.


12 posted on 11/29/2015 9:42:54 AM PST by Mariner (War Criminal #18 - Be The Leaderless Resistance)
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To: BenLurkin

Are they sending the feared SS?


13 posted on 11/29/2015 9:43:55 AM PST by corlorde (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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I I


14 posted on 11/29/2015 9:44:41 AM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: corlorde
The Waffen SS vs ISIS. Id pay to watch that!
15 posted on 11/29/2015 9:54:51 AM PST by MotorCityBuck ( Keep the change, you filthy animal! ,)
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To: Parley Baer

“Assad and who knows what his replacement will be.”

Well, God willing (so to speak!), Obama’s out of work in a little over a year...this might be a potential job opportunity for him. And, better yet, he would be in Syria, not here.

On the other hand, haven’t the Syrian people suffered enough?


16 posted on 11/29/2015 9:54:53 AM PST by The Antiyuppie ("When small men cast long shadows, then it is very late in the day".)
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To: BenLurkin

They should deploy those and a hundred thousand more to their own streets.


17 posted on 11/29/2015 9:56:59 AM PST by Gaffer
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To: BenLurkin

Germany Welcomes ISIS


18 posted on 11/29/2015 9:57:04 AM PST by McGruff (Those that fail to learn from history, are doomed to repeat it)
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To: BenLurkin

This is good.
They are very close geographically to the problem plus they are more directly affected by it.

I do not understand why European countries (which are so close to the Middle East and North Africa) are not more involved in their own national defense.


19 posted on 11/29/2015 10:04:59 AM PST by Lorianne
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Tired of “allies” that will do combat support, but not direct combat. They take all the clean cool jobs, and all their officers get cool joint staff jobs. But they are just too pure to get dirty and actually fight.

Besides, The Germans might need to keep their army at home. They may not have noticed, but there is an invasion going on.


20 posted on 11/29/2015 10:11:50 AM PST by DesertRhino ("I want those feeble minded asses overthrown,,,")
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