Germany's Syria mission 'recipe for failure'
The Central Muslim Council of Germany has censured the parliament for its approval of Germany’s contribution to the US-led coalition in Syria purportedly battling the Takfiri Daesh terrorists.
The move is a “recipe for failure,” said Aiman Mazyek, the head of council, also known as the ZMD, on Saturday.
“We know, even more so today that the war on terror only reinforces terrorism... after Al-Qaeda came IS (Daesh), and what will be next?” Mazyek stated, adding that the emergence of terror groups in the Middle East “is the fruit of very badly implemented war policy,” particularly in Iraq.
“We spread the seeds of war, and we reaped refugees and terrorism.”
On Friday, German lawmakers approved a plan put forward by Chancellor Angela Merkel to deploy 1,200 troops, six Tornado reconnaissance aircraft and a frigate, allowing the German military to join the so-called international coalition against Daesh.
The German government says Berlin is obliged to help allies such as France in the so-called battle against Daesh.
The US-led coalition began its airstrikes in Syria in September 2014. The campaign has been criticized for its ineffectiveness. Locals in Syria say the strikes have been hitting the country's infrastructure.
Germany’s involvement in the Syria airstrikes came after a series of shootings and explosions claimed by Daesh in Paris, France, on November 24 killed 130, prompting the French government to call on other members of the European Union to provide military assistance in the fight against Daesh.
German demonstrators have expressed discontent with the military’s involvement in the coalition. About 3,000 people attended a march at the Pariser Platz in the capital, Berlin, on Thursday to denounce the government’s plan.
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