Statement by Secretary of Defense Ash Carter on Norway’s Decision to Expand Role in the Counter-ISIL Campaign, May 2, 2016

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 2, 2016

I welcome today’s announcement from Prime Minister Erna Solberg that Norway will expand its role in the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). Norway’’s decision to deploy special operations forces to Jordan to train vetted Syrian Arab Sunni fighters and to send a medical team to Northern Iraq bolsters the coalition at a critical moment in the campaign. The added forces are a welcome contribution from…