Polish President Andrzej Duda has approved sending troops to Turkey as part of the NATO mission. Paweł Soloch, head of the Polish National Security Bureau (BBN), said up to 80 Polish troops will be deployed in Turkey.

“We are responding positively to Ankara's recent call to NATO allies regarding the deteriorating security situation on the Syrian-Turkish border,” Soloch said.

Underlining that this is not a combat mission, a non-combatant force will be sent for support purposes. Poland also send Bryza patrol and reconnaissance aircraft, and the aircraft will be temporarily stationed in Turkey. The union will operate in Turkey, the Eastern Mediterranean and the Black Sea.

In March 2020, Turkey asked the European Union and NATO for more support for Syrian refugees.