Germany announced Wednesday that they are ending military involvement in Syria, and extending the Iraq mission to October. They describe the Iraq mission as a support role.
Germany’s Iraq involvement is air refueling , transport and surveillance. Its continuation must be approved by the parliament.
Around 500 troops are in Iraq presently. Officials did not say how many are in Syria for the pullout, but a 2020 statement capped the figure for both nations at 700, so it is likely no more than 200 troops leaving.
Foreign deployments have been politically unpopular for Germany, but they’ve still gotten involved in the Middle East, with politicians keen on being a bigger global player. Given Germany’s history, many are uncomfortable with that.
I wasn’t aware they had anyone in Syria.
Neither did I. Here is what I found about Germany’s involvement in Afghanistan: “More than 150,000 German troops served in Afghanistan between the beginning of 2002 and their final withdrawal this summer. Germany was in recent years the second-biggest troop provider after the United States. Fifty-nine German troops died in Afghanistan missions over the years.”
How about Spain? “Spain sent some 27,000 troops to Afghanistan over almost 20 years of involvement in the conflict. A total of 102 of its soldiers died.” Spain had more deaths in Afghanistan than Germany!
With Europe allowing their $hitlib warmongers complete unquestioned control, they’re likely to pay a heavy price in death and destruction again. When they said history repeats itself, I think Europe was their main example.