NATO hits US to help in fight against IS

brussels - NATO shall respond to the US request to make AWACS radar aircraft available for the fight against terrorist organization Islamic State. The alliance surveillance devices are deployed in the United States, so Americans can make cycling more of their own aircraft over Syria and Iraq.

That said Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg NATO Thursday after consultations with defense ministers in Brussels. Some NATO countries, including Germany, does not agree with a direct role for NATO aircraft in the fight against IS. That could further endanger the peace process between the warring parties in Syria.

The US put their request two weeks ago on the table. All 28 NATO nations are part of the global coalition against IS, but the military alliance there itself not directly involved. Stoltenberg said that NATO's contribution can help to IS,, destroy '.

NATO holds sixteen AWACS aircraft, which operate partly in the region, including in Turkey. These devices, also known as flying command centers, control the airspace within a radius of 400 kilometers. Military planners look at how the scheme of the unarmed aircraft to be adjusted.