COPENHAGEN, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- The Danish government is considering sending special forces to the border area between Iraq and Syria to combat the Islamic State (IS), local media reported on Thursday.
Local newspaper Politiken cited unidentified sources as saying that the plan will be discussed on Friday at a meeting of the parliament's Foreign Policy Committee, where Defense Minister Claus Hjort Frederiksen and Foreign Minister Anders Samuelsen are expected to account for the new tasks.
According to the report, the idea is to fight the IS directly in cooperation with the Iraqi forces, most of which have been trained over the past year.
In April last year, a broad majority in the Danish parliament approved a proposal to increase the country's military contribution to the fight against the IS in Iraq and Syria.
