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Friday, May 27, 2016

NATO: Aegean patrols helping stem migrant tide

[Escorted by a rescue speed boat, the NATO German warship FGS Bonn, left, departs from the harbor of the city of Izmir, Turkey, Thursday, May 26, 2016. The FGS Bonn is part of the NATO flotilla patrolling the Aegean Sea in an effort to curb migrant activity between Turkey and Greece. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)]ABOARD THE FGS BONN (AP) — A multinational NATO maritime force deployed to the Aegean to help stop the smuggling of migrants from Turkey to Greece has aided in reducing the flow into Europe, in a large part by helping to bridge historic animosities between the two countries, the flotilla's commander said.


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