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Poland Sends 150 Troops, Four Military Aircraft to Kuwait for Mission

Sputnik News

14:28 04.07.2016

Polish Defense Minister Antoni Macierewicz called dispatching Polish soldiers to Kuwait historical event for the country.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Poland, on Monday, sent 150 troops and four F-16 fighter jets to participate in reconnaissance operations as part of the international anti-Islamic State (ISIL or Daesh) coalition in the Middle East.

According to Polish Defense Minister Antoni Macierewicz, dispatching Polish soldiers to Kuwait is a historical event for the country.

"Your patrol flights, interaction with allies in the Middle East means that we will function as a single, supporting each other, mechanism," Macierewicz said at a ceremony to make the move in Warsaw.

The four F-16 jets will carry out flights to monitor the situation in the region.

A US-led coalition of over 60 nations has been conducting airstrikes on Daesh positions – a group that is prohibited in the United States and Russia among others – in Iraq and Syria since 2014.

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