MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Poland, on Monday, sent 150 troops and four F-16 fighter jets to participate in reconnaissance operations as part of the international anti-Islamic State (ISIL or Daesh) coalition in the Middle East.
According to Polish Defense Minister Antoni Macierewicz, dispatching Polish soldiers to Kuwait is a historical event for the country.
"Your patrol flights, interaction with allies in the Middle East means that we will function as a single, supporting each other, mechanism," Macierewicz said at a ceremony to make the move in Warsaw.
The four F-16 jets will carry out flights to monitor the situation in the region.
A US-led coalition of over 60 nations has been conducting airstrikes on Daesh positions — a group that is prohibited in the United States and Russia among others — in Iraq and Syria since 2014.
