This means only Spanish, Italian and one Polish boat remain as part of the official EU migrant smuggling operation off the coast of Libya.
Decision a 'tragedy'
The Bundeswehr reported that, since its start, the naval operation had led to the arrest of more than 140 suspected human traffickers, destroyed more than 400 smuggling boats and helped in the rescue of more than 35,000 migrants.
Stefan Liebich, foreign affairs spokesman for the Germany's Die Linke party, said the government's decision to suspend its involvement was a tragedy.
"For as long as Sophia is not replaced by a civilian operation, even more people will drown," he told the daily Süddeutsche Zeitung.
>be Bundeswehr >be founded after ww2 to protect west Germany, after mauerfall all of Germany >instead pick up your enemies in international Waters and drop em in italy, spain etc. >rapugees no roam in entire west/North europe thankfully i was only part of them for about 2 weeks, Bundeswehr are traitors, nothing more
Eli Morgan
>2 weeks
traitor
Jace Butler
ultimate kek, go lick some Oberfeldwebel boots then
Lucas Fisher
Germony nein! You're missing so much now that our ports are closed... oh well at least there's still France and the UK.
Julian Gray
That's because the Marrakesh Declaration makes it legal for them to cross. So no more of the NGO guise or false pretense of care.
Aiden Peterson
We pulled out because you asked us to. Be greatful we don’t continue shuttling migrants to your shores.
