Pesawat pejuang Rafale (A Rafale fighter jet
(Reuters/Caren Firouz)
WANmahani - Perancis adalah untuk menghantar 3 lagi pesawat pejuang
Rafale kepada pangkalan udara di Emiriah Arab Bersatu dan sebuah kapal perang
ke Teluk, menjadikan jumlah pesawat Perancis yg mengambil bahagian dlm serangan
bom terhadap ISIS hingga 9, Kata Kementerian Pertahanan hari ini.
Sumbangan Perancis adalah sebahagian daripada usaha
gabungan yang diketuai untuk menyokong pasukan Iraq dan Kurdish yang berjuang
militan Negara Islam di Iraq.
"Ini akan meningkatkan sokongan kami utk
pasukan Iraq dari segi pengawasan dan akan menyediakan keupayaan tentera laut
untuk mengambil bahagian dengan sekutu kami dlm mengawal ruang udara di
zon," kata kementerian itu dlm satu kenyataan.
Yang memantapkan daripada kapasiti tentera Perancis
di rantau ini datang selepas pesawat Perancis melanda sasaran di Iraq Khamis
lepas.
BACA LANJUT: Perancis melancarkan SERANGAN pertama
menentang ISIS di Iraq READ
MORE: France launches first strike against ISIS in Iraq
Australia juga mengumumkan Rabu bahawa ia akan
terbang pengumpulan mak-lumat risikan dan pesawat mengisi minyak ke atas Iraq
bagi menyokong serangan udara diketuai Amerika Syarikat.
Australia tlh mengirim 200 askar Angkatan Khas &
400 anggota Tentera Udara ke Emiriah Arab Bersatu, tetapi masih belum
memutuskan sama ada ia akan secara aktif mengambil bahagian dalam serangan
udara terhadap Negara Islam. Perdana Menteri Australia Tony Abbott berkata ini
akan memerlukan sokongan kerajaan Iraq.
Kerajaan Australia juga memastikan laluan
Perundangan Keselamatan & Pindaan Rang Undang-undang oleh Parlimen pada Rabu.
Rang undang2 memberikan agensi perisikan Australia lebih kuasa utk
berkongsi maklumat & pengendalian operasi terhadap pelampau tempatan.
BACA LANJUT:
Australia untuk menggunakan 600 tentera, jet pejuang untuk membantu perjuangan
Negara Islam - PM READ MORE: Australia to deploy 600 troops, fighter jets to help
battle Islamic State – PM
Amerika Syarikat dan rakan-rakan pengumpulan yang
setakat ini telah dijalankan 306 serangan udara terhadap sasaran Negara Islam -
230 di Iraq dan 76 di Syria, menurut Laksamana Amerika Syarikat John Kirby.
FRANCE to Send 3 more Jets, Warship to GULF . . .
France is to dispatch three more Rafale fighter jets
to its airbase in the United Arab Emirates and a warship to the Gulf, bringing
the number of French planes taking part in bombing raids against ISIS to nine,
the defense ministry said Wednesday.
The French contribution is part of US-led coalition
efforts to support Iraqi and Kurdish forces who are battling Islamic State
militants in Iraq.
“This will increase our support to Iraqi forces in
terms of surveillance and will provide a naval capacity to take part with our
allies in the control of air space in the zone,” said the ministry in a
statement.
The beefing up of France's military capacity in the
region comes after French planes struck targets in Iraq last Thursday.
Australia also announced Wednesday that it will fly
intelligence gathering and refueling aircraft over Iraq in support of US-led
airstrikes. Australia has already sent 200 Special Forces soldiers and 400 Air
Force personnel to the United Arab Emirates, but has yet to decide if it will
actively participate in airstrikes against the Islamic State. Australian Prime
Minister Tony Abbott said this would need the support of the Iraqi government.
The Australian government also ensured the passage
of the Security Legislation and Amendment Bill by parliament on Wednesday. The
bill grants Australian intelli-gence agencies more power to share information
and conduct operations against domestic extremists.
The US and its collation partners have so far
carried out 306 airstrikes against Islamic State targets – 230 in Iraq and 76
in Syria, according to US Rear Admiral John Kirby.
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