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Czech Republic would offer 200 troops against Islamic State

Most of them would be members of an anti-chemical warfare unit

22 November, 17:39
(ANSA-AP) - BRUSSELS - The Czech Republic's defense minister says that his country would be able to deploy about 200 soldiers in the case of an international ground operation against the Islamic State group. Martin Stropnicky says most of them would be members of an anti-chemical warfare unit, while the rest would be medical personnel. Speaking Sunday on Czech public television, Stropnicky said the Czechs would participate if there were a NATO ground operation. (ANSA-AP).

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