
Following the diplomatic standoff with Spain last a fortnight, Morocco showed that it can completely freeze the border by preventing a single migrant from reaching Ceuta when it wants.
The Spanish Army unit specialised in dealing with emergency/disaster situations (UME) docked at Motril port and have deployed in Motril and Almuñécar.
Most readers will have read about the German armed forces being saddled with thousands of defective HK G36 assault rifles; Spain has 70,000 of its own.
The Spanish Army will have to take a female soldier back into its ranks thanks to a court sentence which considered that she had been unfairly dismissed.