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    Germany considers sending 1,200 troops to help fight ISIS

    Germany is considering sending 1,200 troops to the Middle East in order to help and support the international coalition against ISIS.

    Bundeswehr Inspector General [equivalent to a military chief of staff] Volker Wieker told the German newspaper Bild that the troops would be deployed until the end of the year.

    According to General Wieker, a German frigate would accompany the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle, from which fighter jets would take off for sorties against ISIS. The plan still awaits approval from the Bundestag.