Norwegian lawmakers have given consent to sending troops to join
coalition forces in Syria in the international struggle against Islamic
State militants.
According to the approved government plans, a contingent of some 60 Norwegian soldiers will provide training, advice and operational support for Syrian groups fighting the radical Islamists in the country. Earlier plans only included helping such Syrian forces outside Syrian territory.
After the approval Wednesday, Defense Minister Ine Eriksen Soreide told Norwegian news agency NTB that as progress against IS militants had been better than expected it was “more important that coalition forces must also be able to train, advise and provide operational support to local groups on Syrian territory.”
The Norwegian troops will be deployed later during the summer and will be based in Jordan.
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According to the approved government plans, a contingent of some 60 Norwegian soldiers will provide training, advice and operational support for Syrian groups fighting the radical Islamists in the country. Earlier plans only included helping such Syrian forces outside Syrian territory.
After the approval Wednesday, Defense Minister Ine Eriksen Soreide told Norwegian news agency NTB that as progress against IS militants had been better than expected it was “more important that coalition forces must also be able to train, advise and provide operational support to local groups on Syrian territory.”
The Norwegian troops will be deployed later during the summer and will be based in Jordan.
Copyright 2016 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
Source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/norways-parliament-approves-sending-troops-to-syria/2016/06/22/222ad058-3892-11e6-af02-1df55f0c77ff_story.html