Berlin, Safar 22, 1437, December 04, 2015, SPA -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel secured on Friday overwhelming parliamentary support for her plans to join the military mission in Syria aimed at defeating the terrorist group IS. While 445 of the 598 members of the Bundestag voted to back the 134-million-euro (142-million-dollar) year long operation, 146 lawmakers rejected the plan. Seven parliamentarians abstained. Under the government plans, Germany will dispatch 1,200 troops along with six Tornado reconnaissance jets and a refueling aircraft to backup the international anti-IS coalition. However, Germany will not conduct bombing missions. --SPA 14:10 LOCAL TIME 11:10 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w