BRUXELLES  - Italy's Defence Minister Roberta Pinotti has announced that Italy will not intervene militarily in Syria, the media reported on Wednesday. However, the Italian government will reinforce its intervention in Iraq, said Pinotti on Tuesday in Brussels. 

  A decree being discussed by parliament envisages sending 750 military personnel to Iraq. It is 250 more than we planned in the previous decree, said the defence minister. Italy and all the other European countries pledged full cooperation with France, following Friday's terrorist attacks in Paris. 

  "The fight against terrorism does not only mean military operations, but also finance, investigation and intelligence support, I am sure there are many opportunities for close cooperation," Pinotti added. "We know, that the fight against terrorism will be long and we have to work very carefully, focus on the necessary tools and coordinate all the actions. But the most import_ant information this morning was that all of the 28 countries announced a willingness to provide support on the basis of what is needed.”

  On Tuesday the French Air Force resumed their attacks on Rakka. Ten multi-role Rafale fighters flew to Syria and ten Mirage 2000 fighter jets dropped 16 bombs on Rakka. The attacks began shortly after midnight on Monday night in cooperation with US forces. 

  The French request for help in defeating Isis was unanimously backed by all the 28 EU countries. On Friday, an urgent meeting will be held by the interior ministers of European countries, in order to discuss all the possible measures to fight against terrorism.