Kathianne
06-07-2017, 06:17 PM
They are still going to be doing their part with NATO, just moving to Jordan.
Erdogan has truly become a dictator, it seems that all but the pretense of democracy is gone. He is going to be a huge problem down the road.
https://apnews.com/2720422aaba840858f01fad5a2f4ae28
BERLIN (AP) — Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Cabinet decided Wednesday to pull German troops and reconnaissance aircraft out of Turkey’s Incirlik air base after Turkish officials refused to let lawmakers visit them.
The troops and planes participating in the international coalition against the Islamic State group will redeploy to Jordan. Merkel portrayed the move as allowing Germany and Turkey to put aside one of many problems causing friction between the two NATO allies.
Germany has about 270 troops stationed at Incirlik, near the Syrian border, with six Tornado reconnaissance aircraft and a refueling plane.
It pledged to do what it can to limit disruption caused by the move to a base in Jordan. The Defense Ministry said that the relocation would take the refueling plane out of service for two to three weeks, and the reconnaissance planes for two to three months.
Merkel said that Berlin will consult with its allies on “replacement capabilities” during that time, and the move “will be conducted as quickly as possible under the provision that the anti-IS coalition is able to work.”
German deployments abroad require parliamentary approval, and German leaders say it’s essential that lawmakers be able to visit troops when they want.
Turkey blocked the latest Incirlik visit request in anger over German authorities’ decision to grant asylum to soldiers and other individuals that Turkey accuses of participating in last year’s failed coup.
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Erdogan has truly become a dictator, it seems that all but the pretense of democracy is gone. He is going to be a huge problem down the road.
https://apnews.com/2720422aaba840858f01fad5a2f4ae28
BERLIN (AP) — Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Cabinet decided Wednesday to pull German troops and reconnaissance aircraft out of Turkey’s Incirlik air base after Turkish officials refused to let lawmakers visit them.
The troops and planes participating in the international coalition against the Islamic State group will redeploy to Jordan. Merkel portrayed the move as allowing Germany and Turkey to put aside one of many problems causing friction between the two NATO allies.
Germany has about 270 troops stationed at Incirlik, near the Syrian border, with six Tornado reconnaissance aircraft and a refueling plane.
It pledged to do what it can to limit disruption caused by the move to a base in Jordan. The Defense Ministry said that the relocation would take the refueling plane out of service for two to three weeks, and the reconnaissance planes for two to three months.
Merkel said that Berlin will consult with its allies on “replacement capabilities” during that time, and the move “will be conducted as quickly as possible under the provision that the anti-IS coalition is able to work.”
German deployments abroad require parliamentary approval, and German leaders say it’s essential that lawmakers be able to visit troops when they want.
Turkey blocked the latest Incirlik visit request in anger over German authorities’ decision to grant asylum to soldiers and other individuals that Turkey accuses of participating in last year’s failed coup.
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