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Belgian forces begin to train Iraqi army
3/1/2015
Belgian government announced that 35 Belgian soldiers will be deployed in Iraq as of Sunday to participate in training the Iraqi army in the framework of the international coalition against the Islamic state. The government explained in a statement, that 35 soldiers are stationed in Baghdad for a period of six months in a "safe place" Noting that the soldiers will head to Iraq on Saturday. The spokesman for the Ministry of Defense, Stephen Fandbot said that the Belgian military will not take part in the fighting on the ground as long as their mission is limited to "training and advice." Belgium joined in September to the international coalition led by the United States along France, Denmark and Britain in particular. And involved six Belgian fighter aircraft «F-16» and 120 crew members in the air strikes in Iraq from a base in Jordan
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3/1/2015
Belgian government announced that 35 Belgian soldiers will be deployed in Iraq as of Sunday to participate in training the Iraqi army in the framework of the international coalition against the Islamic state. The government explained in a statement, that 35 soldiers are stationed in Baghdad for a period of six months in a "safe place" Noting that the soldiers will head to Iraq on Saturday. The spokesman for the Ministry of Defense, Stephen Fandbot said that the Belgian military will not take part in the fighting on the ground as long as their mission is limited to "training and advice." Belgium joined in September to the international coalition led by the United States along France, Denmark and Britain in particular. And involved six Belgian fighter aircraft «F-16» and 120 crew members in the air strikes in Iraq from a base in Jordan
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