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Germany to Send 1,200 Soldiers to Support Fight Against Islamic State in Syria
(Telegraph-UK) Melanie Hall - Germany is planning to send 1,200 soldiers to support the international fight against ISIS in Syria, said Volker Wieker, chief of staff of the German army. 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 German air force would provide four to six Tornado jets for reconnaissance that could be stationed at airbases in Jordan and Turkey. A German frigate would also accompany France's Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier. The plan still needs approval from parliament.