Germany plans to send more than a thousand troops to the Middle East as part of its contribution to the coalition fighting Isis in its Syrian heartland, one of the country’s top defence officials has said.
Volker Wieker, chief of staff of the German armed forces, told the Sunday edition of the Bild newspaper that the country will deploy 1,200 troops to man aircraft and ships in the battle against Isis in the wake of the terrorist attacks in Paris, for which the jihadist group has claimed responsibility.
The move by Germany is rare for a military that has prefered to avoid sending soldiers abroad for anything other than peacekeeping and training roles.
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