Netherlands Should Only Bomb Syria If Sure Would Bring Peace - Lawmaker
23:15 26.01.2016(updated 23:51 26.01.2016)
The Dutch government should only extend its military action from Iraq to Syria, as part of the US-led international coalition, if it is sure the move could help stop the violence in the country, a Dutch lawmaker told Sputnik on Tuesday.
STRASBOURG (Sputnik) – Earlier in the day, the Dutch Labour Party (PvdA), announced its support for the extension of the anti-Daesh airstrikes from Iraq to Syria, giving the ruling People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) a majority in parliament on the issue.
'I think that if we decide to extend the bombing…to the Syrian territory, we should really know what the effects would be – if it could promote a more sustainable solution and peace, or if it would raise the risk of accumulating more violence and would expose the Syrian citizens to even more violence. So I'm quite ambiguous about this,' Tineke Strik told Sputnik, stressing the uncertainty of striking more bombs on Syria.
The Dutch legislature has to date committed 380 troops to the anti-Daesh operation in Iraq, 250 of whom manage four F-16 fighters and 130 train local forces.
The Netherlands is part of the coalition led by the United States. France, whose capital experienced the deadliest terrorist attacks claimed by Daesh last November, issued a call to EU member states to expand their anti-Daesh mission to include Syria.
Russia, having outlawed Daesh, launched its own operation against the group in Syria after a request of the Damascus authorities.
© Sputnik
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