NATO Ships To Crack Down On Migrant Smuggling Networks
By Joanna KakissisNATO Ships To Crack Down On Migrant Smuggling Networks
By Joanna Kakissis
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NATO is sending warships to patrol the waters between Turkey and the Greek islands, hoping to stop the activities of smugglers moving migrants into Europe. But those smugglers almost never leave the Turkish coast, and many people in Greece see the move as a public relations exercise aimed at assuaging German public opinion.
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