"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.
