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Germany joins mission to crush Daesh Hollande visits carrier
(MENAFN- Arab News) BERLIN: German lawmakers on Friday overwhelming approved a broad non-combat mission to aid the coalition fight against Daesh including reconnaissance jets and a frigate following a call from France for support following last month's attacks in Paris.
The 134 million euro ($145 million) mission will see two Tornado reconnaissance planes sent to Turkey's Incirlik base as early as next week as part of a plan crafted by Chancellor Angela Merkel's Cabinet earlier this week. The frigate is already en route to join French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle.
'The goal... is to fight and contain Daesh and destroy their safe havens and their ability to lead worldwide terror operations' Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen told reporters in Berlin on Thursday before heading to Ankara for talks with her Turkish counterpart to talk over logistics and other details.
She also met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to talk about the stationing of German troops there and other aspects of the deployment the Defense Ministry said Friday.
The mission comes after Merkel agreed to honor a request from France for its operations against Daesh in Syria.
Parliament voted 445 in support of the plan and 146 against with seven abstentions.
In total Germany plans to send up to six Tornado reconnaissance planes a tanker aircraft and a frigate to help protect the French aircraft carrier but won't actively engage in combat.
A maximum contingent of 1200 soldiers was also approved who will serve as support troops in Turkey and elsewhere including at headquarters operations in Qatar and Kuwait.
French President Francois Hollande on Friday visited the Charles de Gaulle France's only aircraft carrier which was dispatched to the region a week before the Nov. 13 attacks that killed 130 in Paris.
It's been launching raids against Daesh bases as part of the US-led coalition's strikes against the group.
The French carrier had previously been deployed in the Arabian Gulf from February to April this year conducting between 15 and 20 flights per day according to the French military.
The 134 million euro ($145 million) mission will see two Tornado reconnaissance planes sent to Turkey's Incirlik base as early as next week as part of a plan crafted by Chancellor Angela Merkel's Cabinet earlier this week. The frigate is already en route to join French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle.
'The goal... is to fight and contain Daesh and destroy their safe havens and their ability to lead worldwide terror operations' Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen told reporters in Berlin on Thursday before heading to Ankara for talks with her Turkish counterpart to talk over logistics and other details.
She also met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to talk about the stationing of German troops there and other aspects of the deployment the Defense Ministry said Friday.
The mission comes after Merkel agreed to honor a request from France for its operations against Daesh in Syria.
Parliament voted 445 in support of the plan and 146 against with seven abstentions.
In total Germany plans to send up to six Tornado reconnaissance planes a tanker aircraft and a frigate to help protect the French aircraft carrier but won't actively engage in combat.
A maximum contingent of 1200 soldiers was also approved who will serve as support troops in Turkey and elsewhere including at headquarters operations in Qatar and Kuwait.
French President Francois Hollande on Friday visited the Charles de Gaulle France's only aircraft carrier which was dispatched to the region a week before the Nov. 13 attacks that killed 130 in Paris.
It's been launching raids against Daesh bases as part of the US-led coalition's strikes against the group.
The French carrier had previously been deployed in the Arabian Gulf from February to April this year conducting between 15 and 20 flights per day according to the French military.
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