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Tuesday 02 Feb 2016 - 12:14 Makkah mean time-23-4-1437
The Dutch will send jets to combat ISIS in Syria. AP Photo
Amsterdam, (IINA) - The Netherlands is to become the latest European country to join U.S.-led airstrikes in Syria against the ISIS militant group, known as “Daesh”, Newsweek reported.
Following a cabinet decision on Friday, Defense Minister Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaer said the action would ensure “more progress” against ISIS, according to AP.
The government is to outline its decision in parliament in the coming days. On Tuesday, the country’s Labour party, a junior partner in the governing coalition, announced its support for the strikes, meaning that the proposal should have a parliamentary majority.
In common with the U.K., which voted to launch airstrikes in Syria in December, the Dutch are already hitting ISIS targets in Iraq, where six F-16 jets have been carrying out missions since 2014.
France has been bombing ISIS in Syria since September. In a separate development on Friday, the U.N. said it would press ahead with peace talks in Syria despite a boycott by some opponents of Bashar al-Assad.
The main opposition High Negotiations Committee (HNC) has refused to attend, insisting it wanted an end to airstrikes and sieges of towns before talks can start. The boycott defies Washington, which has urged HNC to take up the "historic opportunity" for the talks, without preconditions.
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