PRAGUE (Sputnik) – The Czech Republic will send a group of military trainers and medical specialists to Iraq as a form of support in the fight against Islamic State (ISIL, also known as Daesh) extremists, Czech Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka said.
"The Czech Republic will send to Iraq a team of surgeons and army trainers in support of the fight against ISIS.This is another form of our active participation in the fight against terrorism," Sobotka wrote on Twitter.
The decision was approved by the Czech government on Wednesday.
Daesh terrorist group, outlawed in many countries throughout the world, has taken control of vast areas in Iraq and Syria, forcing thousands of people to flee their homes. The radical Sunni group has become notorious for its human rights atrocities, such as public beheadings of foreign journalists and the stoning of women.
Daesh and its affiliates have claimed responsibility for numerous terrorist attacks carried out in various parts of the world, including the July 14 Nice attack and the March 22 Brussels attacks.
