Berlin parliament extends German missions in Red Sea and South Sudan

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2026-10-15

Berlin (dpa) - The Bundestag, Germany's lower house of parliament, has extended two overseas missions of the Bundeswehr, the German Armed Forces. The German Navy will continue to take part in the EU mission Aspides in the Red Sea with up to 350 soldiers, the Bundestag decided on Thursday. The mission is designed to protect commercial ships from the Houthi militia, which operates from Yemen and is allied with Iran. The mandate for the United Natio......

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