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İ think the only thing missing for a party was germany.Now we got it o.k. Let the party (or a war) begin.
Parliament backs plan to provide support staff and reconnaissance jets, but Germans will not actively engage in combat
Germany’s parliament has thrown its weight behind the European campaign against Islamic State, voting with a solid majority in favour of deploying military personnel to Syria in a non-combat role.
In a heated debate that preceded the vote, members of the Left party argued that the mission was lacking in concept and was taking place too hastily after the terror attacks on Paris three weeks ago.
The majority of the 445 MPs who voted in favour came from the chancellor Angela Merkel’s grand coalition of conservatives and social democrats (SPD). The cabinet approved the deployment on Tuesday.
German forces will not cooperate with troops under the command of Syria’s president, Bashar al-Assad, and their role will be strictly non-combative.
Germany will send 1,200 personnel, six Tornado reconnaissance jets and the frigate Augsburg, to protect the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle in the Mediterranean. It will also provide refuelling aircraft capable of operating in mid-air, enabling longer offensives to take place.
The deployment will be Germany’s largest anywhere in the world and the most dangerous since the government of Gerhard Schröder sent troops to Afghanistan in 2001.
Reconnaissance planes are expected to be sent to Turkey within the next week. The reconnaissance missions are due to start in January.
Public approval of military intervention is high for a nation that is famous for its post-second world war reluctance to deploy troops and that prides itself on its pacifist stance. Analysts say opinion has been influenced by the way in which Germans have felt the direct impact of the conflict through the large number of Syrian refugees who have arrived since the crisis began.
About 58% of Germans are in favour of military intervention in Syria, and 34% support direct participation in airstrikes. But a majority say they believe the mission will increase the risk of Germany being a target for terrorists.
Out of 598 MPs, 146 voted against the mission and seven abstained. The mandate runs until the end of 2016, when parliament will have to vote again to renew it.
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/dec/04/germany-joins-anti-isis-military-campaign
Germany’s parliament has thrown its weight behind the European campaign against Islamic State, voting with a solid majority in favour of deploying military personnel to Syria in a non-combat role.
In a heated debate that preceded the vote, members of the Left party argued that the mission was lacking in concept and was taking place too hastily after the terror attacks on Paris three weeks ago.
The majority of the 445 MPs who voted in favour came from the chancellor Angela Merkel’s grand coalition of conservatives and social democrats (SPD). The cabinet approved the deployment on Tuesday.
German forces will not cooperate with troops under the command of Syria’s president, Bashar al-Assad, and their role will be strictly non-combative.
Germany will send 1,200 personnel, six Tornado reconnaissance jets and the frigate Augsburg, to protect the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle in the Mediterranean. It will also provide refuelling aircraft capable of operating in mid-air, enabling longer offensives to take place.
The deployment will be Germany’s largest anywhere in the world and the most dangerous since the government of Gerhard Schröder sent troops to Afghanistan in 2001.
Reconnaissance planes are expected to be sent to Turkey within the next week. The reconnaissance missions are due to start in January.
Public approval of military intervention is high for a nation that is famous for its post-second world war reluctance to deploy troops and that prides itself on its pacifist stance. Analysts say opinion has been influenced by the way in which Germans have felt the direct impact of the conflict through the large number of Syrian refugees who have arrived since the crisis began.
About 58% of Germans are in favour of military intervention in Syria, and 34% support direct participation in airstrikes. But a majority say they believe the mission will increase the risk of Germany being a target for terrorists.
Out of 598 MPs, 146 voted against the mission and seven abstained. The mandate runs until the end of 2016, when parliament will have to vote again to renew it.
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/dec/04/germany-joins-anti-isis-military-campaign
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