Troop Mandate in War on Terror Extended
From Times Wire Reports
German lawmakers voted overwhelmingly to extend by a year the mandate of their country’s troops in the U.S.-led war against terror, but the nation’s foreign minister said Berlin remains “unambiguous” in opposing military action against Iraq.
About 1,250 German troops are taking part in Operation Enduring Freedom, and the lower house of Parliament voted 573 to 11 to keep them deployed through next November.
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