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Hungary mulls sending troops to Iraq

BUDAPEST: EU and Nato member Hungary said on Tuesday it is considering joining the US-led coalition against the Islamic State group in Iraq by sending 100 troops following a US request.“The parliament could take the decision in mid-April and Hungarian troops could arrive in Iraq during the second half of

By our correspondents
March 11, 2015
BUDAPEST: EU and Nato member Hungary said on Tuesday it is considering joining the US-led coalition against the Islamic State group in Iraq by sending 100 troops following a US request.
“The parliament could take the decision in mid-April and Hungarian troops could arrive in Iraq during the second half of May,” Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto told journalists.
“Hungary is already a part of the conflict with the Islamic State, because it belongs to the Western community of values, which was attacked by the terrorist organisation.”