Germany's lower house of parliament on Friday overwhelmingly approved (DW) government plans to join the European military campaign against the self-proclaimed Islamic State in Syria. The German mission will send reconnaissance jets, a warship, and midair fueling capacity (NYT) to the region, but will not involve direct combat, such as airstrikes. The measure comes a day after the UK began conducting bombing raids (FT) on targets in Syria after gaining parliamentary approval.
