Thursday, 26 November 2015

Merkel Hollande promises more help in the anti-terror fight

Iraq, Syria, Libya - in these countries is raging the terrorist militia "Islamic State" particularly brutal. In Iraq, the situation remains tense. In Syria, the Assad regime has lost territories to the IS, however, is fighting now Russia on the side of the Syrian ruler.



The facts: thousands of people fleeing from the terror of radical Islamists in Europe. An international coalition is flying air attacks on IS-positions. Russia now flies bombings in Syria - According to the Kremlin alone against terrorists. However, Syrian activists beat alarm: So Moscow is fighting specifically against Assad opponents who do not belong terrorist organization. A wave of terror has shaken Paris - allegedly were IS-fighters the masterminds.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said French President Francois Hollande still provided further help in the anti-terror fight in prospect. "If the French president asks me to think about what we can do more, then the task is for us to think about it," said Merkel on Wednesday evening at a meeting with Hollande in Paris. "We will react very quickly here." Without going into details, Merkel said: "The Islamic state must be fought by military means." 

Earlier, the chancellor had thought along with Hollande of the victims of the terrorist attacks of 13 November and lays down a flower in the French capital at the Republic Square. The site is located near the concert hall "Bataclan" and several other crime scenes series of murders with 130 dead. 

In order to relieve the French forces in the anti-terror fight, should according to an announcement by Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen (CDU will in future be stationed up to 650 German soldiers in the West African Mali). In addition to the number of German soldiers that form in northern Iraq Kurdish Peshmerga fighters, be increased from 100 to 150th 

Hollande welcomed the German plans. At the same time he said: "If Germany could go on, that would be a very good signal

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