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Norway to Send 60 Soldiers to Syria

Norway to Send 60 Soldiers to Syria
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Days after the US announced deployment of Special Forces to Syria, Norway announced plans to dispatch 60 troops to Jordan to train militants for the Syria war.

Norway to Send 60 Soldiers to Syria

Prime Minister Erna Solberg said Monday the Norwegian Parliament will need to be consulted if troops from the Scandinavian country are to operate within Syria.

Defense Minister Ine Marie Eriksen Soreide did not identify which Syrian groups will be trained by the Norwegian soldiers, noting that they have been selected following a "thorough and systematic" selection process.

"One condition for our support is that their operations be directed against Daesh [Arabic Acronym for "ISIS"/ "ISIL" terrorist group] and that they do not harm any of the current peace efforts in Syria," Soreide said.

According to the Norwegian defense chief, the deployment to Jordan comes in line with a request from the US-led coalition purportedly fighting Daesh.

"The fighting itself will be done by others, but we can help by enhancing their combat capabilities," she said.

Norway announced the decision after the US said last month that it would send an additional 250 military personnel to Syria, increasing to 300 the number of American forces on the ground in the Arab state.

Reports say 150 US troops have recently entered the Rumeilan airport east of Syria. Damascus has strongly condemned the deployment.

Norway had previously sent 120 soldiers to northern Iraq with the declared air of train Iraqi government forces as well as Kurdish Peshmerga fighters fighting Daesh terrorists.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team

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