(MENAFN- Jordan News Agency) Germany has announced plans to withdraw its border protection mission in Turkey. A spokesperson for the federal government confirmed a report on Saturday that the German army will end its mission in Turkey by the beginning of 2016.
The defense ministry announced that the 250 German soldiers and their "Patriot" missile system, stationed at Turkey's southern border to help the fellow NATO member protect itself from violence spilling over from neighboring Syria, will leave Turkey by the time the mandate ends on January 31.
The ministry's statement confirms a report in "Der Spiegel" that the controversial assignment, which has been going on for two and a half years, would not be renewed, Deutsche Welle said.
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