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The mandate for the mission came at the request of France, which wants to win partners for the fight against the IS terrorists after the attacks in Paris.<br\/><br\/>The <span class=\"rte rte-comment\">Federal Parliament, the <\/span>\u200bBundestag\u00a0still must <span class=\"rte rte-comment\">has to <\/span>\u200bapprove the mandate to post <span class=\"rte rte-comment\">for the posting of <\/span>\u200ba maximum of 1,200 soldiers, which shall apply for a period of one year, beginning Jan. 1. <span class=\"rte rte-comment\">1st of January 2016. \u00a0Should <\/span>\u200bIf <span class=\"rte rte-comment\">the Parliament <\/span>\u200bpassed <span class=\"rte rte-comment\">the mandate <\/span>\u200bon Friday, as expected, the first two Tornados and a tanker could be flown to Turkey <span class=\"rte rte-comment\">already <\/span>\u200bnext week, a Defense Ministry spokesman said.<br\/><br\/>\u00a0<br\/><br\/><style>.oembed-asset-link { background: #fff; border-bottom: 1px solid #e1e1e1; }.oembed-link-anchor { display: block; clear: both; }.oembed-link-thumbnail{ float: left; padding: 14px; }.oembed-link-thumbnail img { max-width: 78px; max-height: 60px; display: block; }p.oembed-link-title { font-size: 75%; color: #009BFF; margin: 0 14px; padding-top: 12px; font-weight:normal; text-align: left; line-height: 120%;  }p.oembed-link-desc { font-size: 100%; color: #666; font-weight: normal; margin: 0 14px 14px 14px; font-family: 'Futura Today Light'; text-align: left; line-height: 120%; }<\/style><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, under<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">on basis of<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u200bthe mandate, the operation will not start until 2016. Furthermore, the analysis unit for the reconnaissance aircraft currently is deployed in Spain for a NATO exercise and needs to be transported to Turkey. Of the six so-called Recce Tornados at Incirlik, no more than two would<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">shall<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u200bgo on reconnaissance mission simultaneously, while two would\u00a0be held in back-off mode. The remaining two aircraft form the reserve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the spokesman, &#8220;several hundred soldiers&#8221; are scheduled for\u00a0the aerial reconnaissance, while 100 to 200 soldiers will be deployed for the air-to-air refueling. On the frigate, about 250 men and women do service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Several dozen&#8221; German military personnel would<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">should<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u200balso begin their work in the various headquarters of the coalition. The upper limit of 1,200 soldiers for the mission includes a manpower buffer in case of relocations, the spokesman said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Technically the German forces join<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">in<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u200bthe international coalition against the IS,\u00a0which is directed from the US CENTCOM headquarters in Tampa, Florida. According to the German Ministry of Defense, Navy command for the coalition is set up in Kuwait, while the Air Force is controlled from headquarters in Qatar. From there,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">also<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u200bthe German Air Force also receives orders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<style>.oembed-asset-link { background: #fff; border-bottom: 1px solid #e1e1e1; }.oembed-link-anchor { display: block; clear: both; }.oembed-link-thumbnail{ float: left; padding: 14px; }.oembed-link-thumbnail img { max-width: 78px; max-height: 60px; display: block; }p.oembed-link-title { font-size: 75%; color: #009BFF; margin: 0 14px; padding-top: 12px; font-weight:normal; text-align: left; line-height: 120%;  }p.oembed-link-desc { font-size: 100%; color: #666; font-weight: normal; margin: 0 14px 14px 14px; font-family: 'Futura Today Light'; text-align: left; line-height: 120%; }<\/style>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The German soldiers will be armed for self-protection where necessary. The Tornados are to be equipped with passive defense devices as well as air-to-air missiles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On request from Paris, Germany will synchronize its SAR-Lupe radar satellite with the French Helios optical reconnaissance satellites. Therefore, the German satellite must be placed in a different orbit to cover a roughly 30-kilometer-wide strip in the target area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While the reconnaissance results of the Tornados should be provided after preselection of the Bundeswehr to the international coalition, France and Germany will decide together\u00a0what is to be done with the satellite data. The transfer of intelligence to Russia is not planned, the spokesman said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For the fight against the IS,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">some<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u200babout \u20ac<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">EUR<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u200b 134 million (US $141.7 million) from the budget of the Ministry of Defense is\u00a0planned in the coming year. The new mandate comes on top of last week&#8217;s decision to relieve the French forces in Mali.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen announced that to this end, the German contingent in the country \u2014 at present about 200 soldiers \u2014 will increase to 650 soldiers maximum. 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