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Wednesday, January 27, 2016
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Wednesday, January 27, 2016
Dutch to discuss joining Syria air strikes ‘within days’
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe Dutch cabinet will discuss a US request to join coalition air strikes against jihadists in Syria within “the coming days,” FM Bert Koenders says, amid speculation a decision may come as early as Friday.
“The cabinet will now decide. We’ll discuss it in the coming days,” Koenders tells Dutch news program Nieuwsuur.
The Dutch government received a request late last year from the US and France to broaden its campaign of air support against Islamic State from Iraq into Syria.
After weeks of dallying, the junior partner in the ruling coalition, the Labour Party (PvdA), finally agrees to back an extension of air strikes into Syria, apparently ensuring there is now a parliamentary majority in favor of such a move.
— AFP
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