Dutch military intervention against the Islamic State
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The Dutch military intervention against the Islamic State began in 24 September 2014, the Dutch government decided to participate in the military campaign against ISIL (known as ISIS or IS in the Netherlands).[17] According to NBCnews.com, the Netherlands did not feel legally justified to fight in Syria.[18] The Royal Netherlands Air Force committed six F-16 fighter jets to the war effort.[19] Operations concluded on 2 January 2019.
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Dutch military intervention against the Islamic State | |||||||
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Part of the Military intervention against the Islamic State | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Netherlands | Islamic State | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Mark Rutte (Prime Minister) Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert (Minister of Defence) Frans Timmermans (Minister for Foreign Affairs) Sander Schnitger (Lieutenant General) Dennis Luyt (Lieutenant General) |
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi (WIA) (Leader)[1] Abu Alaa Afri † (Deputy Leader of ISIL)[2] Abu Mohammad al-Adnani † (Spokesperson) Abu Ayman al-Iraqi † (Head of Military Shura)[3][4] Abu Suleiman † (Replacement Military Chief)[4] Akram Qirbash † (Top ISIL judge)[citation needed] Abu Omar al-Shishani † (Chief commander in Syria)[5][6][7][8] Abu Sayyaf † (Senior ISIL economic manager) Abu Khattab al-Kurdi † (Commander of the assault on Kobanî)[9][10] | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
Royal Netherlands Air Force | Military of the Islamic State | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
Netherlands:
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ISIL: Around 100,000 fighters (according to Iraqi Kurdistan Chief of Staff.)[12] At least a few hundred tanks[13] 3 Drones[14][15][16] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
None | Unknown |
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