The German Parliament has voted to provide military support to the U.S.-led fight against the self-proclaimed Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, only two days after the British Parliament voted to join the bombing campaign in Syria. Germany says it will not actively engage in combat. It will provide warplanes, a tank aircraft and a warship. Before the 445-146 vote, antiwar protesters rallied outside the Parliament.

Martina Pankowski: “There are more and more terrorists, there are more and more attacks such as the one in Paris, and no one is thinking about where this might really originate and what can be done about it. All they ever do is drop more bombs.”

Germany says it will not engage in an active combat role.