Poland won't take part in strike against Islamic State

Polish soldiers will not take part in any military operation against the Islamic State, Defense Minister Tomasz Siemoniak said on Friday. Poland is however considering political support for the anti-IS coalition and humanitarian aid for Iraq, he added. A week earlier, during the NATO summit in Newport, Wales, the US invited ten countries, including Poland, to join a “core coalition” against the Islamic State. “There is no doubt that the issue of what is happening in Iraq and Syria has become the focus of attention of NATO and the leaders of the western world,” Siemoniak said. He added that Poland already has experience in sending humanitarian aid to Iraq. A batch of aid was sent in mid-August.