Tag: Danish military deployment to Iraq

Denmark to send 120 soldiers to fight IS in Iraq’s Anbar Province

In February, Denmark will send 120 soldiers to the west Iraqi province of Anbar to fight Islamic State (IS), along with their peers from other 30-plus countries. At the Hoeveltes Military Base, these soldiers have been getting together for training. And in a few weeks, this class will be fighting in a war zone — Anbar Province, 158 kilometers outside Baghdad and is actually inside IS-controled area. It is not far from the key city […]